By Tom Frary
Providing her first-crop sire Ten Sovereigns (Ire) with his breakthrough first black-type winner on Sunday, Anne Marie O'Brien's filly Asean (Ire) was too strong for her peers in the five-furlong Listed Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Irish EBF Curragh S. Off the mark at the fifth attempt at Cork last month, the Donnacha O'Brien-trained 17-2 shot was anchored in rear early. Asked to sprint by Gavin Ryan a furlong out, the homebred swamped the field to gain the advantage 50 yards out before asserting to beat Alabama (Ire) (No Nay Never) by half a length.
A filly going places! 🏇
Improving Ten Sovereigns filly Asean storms up the stands' rail to land the Listed Curragh Stakes for Donnacha O'Brien and Gavin Ryan.@curraghrace pic.twitter.com/yIzCirUmPO
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 20, 2023
Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
QATAR RACING AND EQUESTRIAN CLUB IRISH EBF CURRAGH S.-Listed, €40,000, Curragh, 8-20, 2yo, 5fT, 1:00.77, gd.
1–ASEAN (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire)
1st Dam: Eria (Ire), by Zoffany (Ire)
2nd Dam: Eirnin (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
3rd Dam: Litani River, by Irish River (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (£55,000 RNA Ylg '22 GOFFUK). O-Mrs A M O'Brien; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien; J-Gavin Ryan. €24,000. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-2, $39,992.
2–Alabama (Ire), 131, c, 2, No Nay Never–Dream The Blues (Ire), by Oasis Dream (GB). O-D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor & Westerberg; B-Fethard Bloodstock (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €8,000.
3–Rush Queen (Ire), 126, f, 2, Ardad (Ire)–Marjubilation (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (€20,000 Wlg '21 GOFNO1; 35,000gns Ylg '22 TATSOM; 50,000gns 2yo '23 TATBRE; £110,000 RNA 2yo '23 GOFLO). O-Shamrock Thoroughbreds; B-Phelim Dolan (IRE); T-Adrian McGuinness. €4,000.
Margins: HF, HF, HD. Odds: 8.50, 3.00, 7.00.
Also Ran: Storm Miami (Ire), G'Day Mate (GB), Sturlasson (Ire), Son of Corballis (Ire), Brighter (Fr), Ashwiyaa (Ire). Scratched: Gunzburg (Ire).
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