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Review curragh 13th May

Sat 13th May 2017, 18:00

< Turret Rocks gave Jim Bolger another success in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Blue Wind Stakes at the Curragh.

Bolger had won the Group Three, which is traditionally run at Naas, on three occasions since 2010 and his former smart juvenile bounced back to form to give him a fourth.

Market leader Laganore travelled into the race strongly but didn't find as much as expected off the bridle, whereas Turret Rocks (6-1) really stuck her neck out for Kevin Manning and accounted for the favourite by three-quarters of a length.

Willie McCreery's good run of form continued as Solar Halo came out best in a thrilling finish to the Plusvital Racing GenePak Handicap.< Treaty Of Vienna appeared set to reward favourite-backers but he was nailed on the line by the Billy Lee-ridden 14-1 chance, who shed her maiden tag on her first start since September.

Aidan O'Brien was responsible for half of the six-runner field in the Curragh 'Where Champions Are Made' Race but the best he could manage was third with U S Navy Flag

The prize went the way of the Ger Lyons-trained newcomer Black Sails (100-30), who quickened well to account for the more experienced Another Batt by a length and a quarter.< Beckford was Gordon Elliott's first ever two-year-old winner, doing the business in style in the Foran Equine Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden.

The 10-1 chance took it up a furlong and a half out and showed a good attitude to come home a length and three-quarters clear of Red Persian < Night Of Glory (7-4 joint-favourite) was only just touched off on his debut last month and built on that to go one better in the Curragh 'Where Champions Are Made' (C & G) Maiden for Michael O'Callaghan and Pat Smullen.

Lyons and Colin Keane followed up Black Sails' success when Elegant Pose (9-2) won the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden, while Bainne (9-1) took the Buy Curragh Tickets Online At curragh.ie Apprentice Handicap.