2.35 7f. 9 Declared. Barronstown Stud Irish EBF (C&G) M'dn of €16,500.00 2-y-o
1st - €9,735.00 2nd - €3,300.00 3rd - €1,650.00 4th - €825.00 5th - €495.00 6th - €330.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Speed and stamina is the mix everyone is chasing and there’s a chance HUDSON RIVER could have it all. His dam, the Dark Angel mare, Mecca’s Angel, was a dazzling sprinter cross-channel for Michael Dodds. That feel-good story, after she was purchased by the County Durham trainer for 16,000 pounds as a yearling, reached a high-point when the grey landed back-to-back runnings of the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at York in 2015 and 16. There will be much interest to see how her first foal gets on, and encouragingly Hudson River is the choice of Seamie Heffernan ahead of fellow Aidan O’Brien contenders, Iowa and Wembley. Hopefully the betting will provide a steer as to what’s expected as Cursory Exam is the only one that’s been seen in public. It’s difficult to imagine him getting involved on the evidence of his Tipperary effort, albeit over a couple of furlongs shorter.
For two years old colts and geldings only, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible Weights - 9st 2lbs;