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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Son Of Rest sprints clear in feature

Sat 10th Jun 2017, 17:03

Son Of Rest (Chris Hayes) beating Patuano (right)Son Of Rest (Chris Hayes) beating Patuano (right)
© Photo Healy Racing

Son Of Rest put up a fine weight-carrying performance to take the featured €50,000 Junefest Handicap at the Curragh.

The son of Pivotal handled soft ground well when opening his account in a Cork maiden earlier this season, and the testing conditions again here certainly proved to his liking.

The 4/1 favourite travelled sweetly to challenge the front-running Patuano over a furlong out, and asserted under Chris Hayes inside the final 100 yards to score by a length and three quarters.

The remainder of the 11 runners were well strung out behind, with Idyllic Acrylic a further four and a half lengths away in third.

Winning trainer Fozzy Stack said, “That’s his job — sprinting. It probably won’t be soft enough at Ascot so he could go for the six-furlong Listed race (Belgrave Stakes) at the Curragh on Derby weekend.”

The Thomastown Castle trainer also had news of his smart two-year-old Commander Grigio saying, “He’s been in good form since he won at the Curragh, and did a nice bit of work on Friday.

“He’s just growing a bit at the moment and Ascot will be coming a bit soon for him. He’ll wait for the Railway Stakes.”

1st
4/1Fav
Tote €6.40 €1.80
2nd
1.75L
11/2
€1.70
3rd
4.5L
7/1
€2.50
4th
3.5L
11/2
About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.