Future Stars Shine: Highlights From The Curragh There was a double helping of Group 2 action from the Curragh on Saturday afternoon featuring the Futurity Stakes and the Debutante Stakes, alongside some informative maidens. Aidan O'Brien landed a feature-race double as the favourites obliged in both contests and we've picked out the runners to follow from the Curragh on Saturday. Constitution River Aidan O'Brien's dominance of the Futurity Stakes was extended as Wayne Lordan and Constitution River made all in the 7f Group 2 to see off Geryon by a couple of lengths and give the Ballydoyle handler a fifth successive win in the race, his 18th in total and his ninth in the last decade. A Galway Festival winner on his second start in what is traditionally a decent Ballybrit maiden, the Wootton Bassett colt made the step up in grade in good style. He has already been trimmed to 14/1 by some firms for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next season and his trainer is eyeing a Group 1 on Irish Champions Weekend as the next stop. "Obviously you have to look at the National Stakes with him and he's going to be very happy going up in trip whenever that time comes," said O'Brien. Composing With Ryan Moore at York for the Ebor, Lordan made the most of his afternoon in the spotlight on the Curragh as he ensured a big-race double for Ballydoyle when Composing landed the Group 2 Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes. This time Lordan was the stalker as Suzie Songs made the running under Gary Carroll for Ger Lyons. That filly had collared Flushing Meadows late on in the Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh in June, but it was role-reversal now as Lordan and Composing waited patiently before striking the right note to take a commanding two-and-a-half-length win. She's progressing with each start and holds entries in the Moyglare Stud Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend as well as the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. "We thought we'd have to make it and we were delighted that Ger's filly went on," said O'Brien. "If everything is right, she'll come back here for the Moyglare. She's so laidback and is the same at home." Daboya Gleneagles filly Daboya was bought out of Dermot Weld’s yard by the Goatsbridge Syndicate after winning a Dundalk maiden last November and sent to trainer Dick Donohoe. The syndicate are family members of the trainer, so there was much celebration as the four-year-old won the Kwiff: Home Of The Supercharge Handicap over a mile-and-a-half. It was her fourth start on turf this summer for her new connections and there had been hints she was building up to something. She finished a good fourth at the Galway Races last time from a poor draw in a big field. Claiming rider Keithen Kennedy had her in a good early position this time and his partner was willing in the closing stages as they flashed home to deny Frank Pickle, who had led for most of the race under Ben Coen for Denise Foster. This win came off a mark of 68 and with just a head splitting the front two, the handicapper won't be able to take too much of a cut at Daboya. She isn't fully exposed over 1m4f and should stay further on the Flat, while her trainer also confirmed plans to go over hurdles again despite a tailed off effort at Punchestown in June on her debut in that sphere.
