Eye Of The Storm is driven out by Joseph O'Brien to see off Roheryn© Photo Healy Racing
Having won the second with Illusive Aidan and Joseph O’Brien double up in the feature race on the card as Eye Of The Storm took the Group Three Ballyroan Stakes.
The son of Galileo (second winner of the evening) won two Listed contests last season but failed to score on his three efforts this term, finishing fourth to Pale Mimosa in the Challenge Stakes over the course on his last start.
Sent off the 7/4 favourite this evening he soon went to the front and despite being pressed in the straight by Roheryn he kept on well in the closing stages to prevail by a half a length.
Roheryn (7/1), the only filly in the race, finished a fine second under Colin Keane for Ger Lyons while Streetcar To Stars was a further two lengths back in third.
Aidan O’Brien said afterwards: "I’m delighted with that. He has only one eye so some days he gets a bit intimated. When he came out of the stalls he wasn’t sure where he was for a moment and he went a bit right.
"He settled into the race when he found out where he was. The other way suits him better as when he goes left handed he can’t see the rail.
"He is in the American Leger at Arlington and we will see how he is, he is a possibility for that.
"Magician is a possible for the Arlington Million while Adelaide could run in the Secretariat Stakes."
Additional reporting by Gary Carson
