Dua does the business to give O'Brien treble Nil Bua Gan Dua made it a treble on the night for Joseph O’Brien at Roscommon this evening when making all in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race. Dylan Browne McMonagle, bagging himself a double, bounced out in front on the even-money shot in the ten furlong contest and he proved too strong for his four rivals. The American Pharoah colt asserted in the closing stages to post a two-and-a-quarter length win over stablemate Dial Me In. Race planner Kevin Blake said afterwards:- “He was entitled to do it. He was 22lb well in with the second so he’d want to be winning really. “It was straightforward. I don’t know how much he enjoyed making the running but he just outclassed them. “He had smart form last year and he’s a scopey horse. Hopefully that will do his confidence the world of good. “It’s a case of picking a spot now, it’s a little trickier with his rating. “He’s obviously rated high enough for a handicap at Royal Ascot, or something like that, but he could go stakes company as well. We’ll have a little think about that. “It’s good to get that job done and he won well at the line, I thought.”
