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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Moore and O'Brien hit treble through Lucius Tiberius

Fri 29th Jun 2018, 20:44

Lucius Tiberius forges aheadLucius Tiberius forges ahead
© Photo Healy Racing

Lucius Tiberius brought up a treble for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore at the Curragh.

Moore switched him left a quarter of a mile out and his mount delivered his challenge between horses.

He hit the front over a furlong out and was soon ridden to go and win his race.

The Camelot colt asserted in the final 150 yards to come home by two and a quarter lengths.

He was popular during the day as his price contracted from 11/2 to 9/4 favourite for this mile and a quarter handicap. Active Approach (7/1) was the horse for forecast punters.

Aidan O'Brien said: "Ryan rode him in Ascot and said to drop him back.

“He's a progressive horse and Ryan said that in an ideal world he'd even wait a bit longer with him next time.

“Those Camelots seem to quicken, they handle good ground and quicken up off it which is great.

“He could go for a Listed race over a mile-and-a-quarter.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.