Extravagant defies topweight to win nursery under Cleary The Aidan O'Brien trained Extravagant gave weight and a beating to his rivals when running out a game winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap at Killarney. Last of eight on his handicap debut last time, the Aidan O'Brien trained colt proved that form to be all wrong when returning to something like his best. Always prominent under Jack Cleary, the 5/1 chance was ridden to head leader Bellamano over a furlong from home. Staying on strongly inside the final furlong, the son of Wootton Bassett beat the latter by one-and-a-half lengths. Stable representative Chris Armstrong reported: "After his last run, Ryan (Moore, jockey) said to step him up in trip and going a mile suited him. He had the rating and Jack gave him a lovely ride. He travelled around nicely and when he asked him, he went away and he said he galloped out strongly through the line. "He is by the right sire, we'll keep progressing through this grade and maybe look at the mile premier nursery in Listowel next." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes.
