Magical Established a class with a Critical victory from the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes.
Aidan O’Brien’s filly has spent much of her commendable career chasing the Enable at the best level – but on her CV, she has three Group One wins following this two-and-a-quarter-length victory.
The 11-10 favourite had a fantasy passage, then and nearest to the pace determined by stablemate Hunting Horn generating much too much speed for all those in behind once Ryan Moore dedicated in the right.
From the O’Brien team chased her house, together using Magic Wand second and Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck another head away in third party – at 20-1 and 12-1 respectively.
Japanese mare Deirdre was the unfortunate horse in the race, even immobilized for racing room once the pace quickened and then staying on best to finish fourth.
But there wasn’t any stopping Magical, who was a fashionable winner because she took great advantage of Enable’s lack for once, in the process earning herself quotes of 6-1 from 14-1 from Paddy Power and Betfair, should she attempt to shoot on John Gosden’s mare again in next month’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
O’Brien stated:”We’re delighted. She’d a midsummer break and her encounter was at York. Permit was run by her and then we knew she was likely to come a bit that was good forward.
“”She was only ready to visit York. Obviously Permit is if we watched her running that well against her we looked forward to this race and the autumn after that and a excellent filly.
“We knew that she was likely to be in real good shape for today and I could not have been more happy with her.
“She’s a beautiful filly. We understand she handles an ease in the floor and also gets the mile and a half, she was back today on ground and Ryan gave a beautiful, simple ride to her.
“She had actually come forward from York. Went like this and quickened how she did, Ryan stated she doesn’t do much before and she came out, she is a very exciting filly.
“This was the second race of her fall campaign program and she’s really something to anticipate.
“The plan was supposed to go to the Arc from here, but typically what happens is we see how they come out of it, speak with the lads and they determine whether they stay about the programme or move another way.
“It is something great to need to consider.”
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