Albert Einstein unplaced as Gossey lands Gladness "A racing institution, he is!" hollered racecourse commentator Jerry Hannon as Big Gossey (25/1) passed the post in front in the Curragh's feature contest, the 1xBet.ie Supports Irish Racing Gladness Stakes. The redoubtable grey, owned by the Allegro Syndicate, was running for the 50th time at headquarters and this was his ninth win at the venue, with his previous success coming in this Listed contest a year ago. Having sat close to the leaders, the nine-year-old was ridden to lead inside the final furlong and got home by a length and a half from East Hampton with Ballydoyle 'pacemaker' Neolithic a further neck away in third. All eyes were on Aidan O'Brien's 2,000 Guineas favourite Albert Einstein who was running for the first time since last May. Sent off a drifting favourite at 11/10, he raced keenly in mid-division and never landed a blow in finishing sixth. Winning trainer Charles O'Brien said "I wasn’t really expecting that. Coming here last year I thought he had a good chance, but today I thought there were a few in there that probably had a bit more class than him, but you can’t beat honesty. “The longer I hang around this game, attitude is more important than an awful lot of things. “If you look at his program for the last seven or eight years, it’s going to be pretty much the same! “He couldn’t be any easier to deal with at this stage, he’s an old pro.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson
