Capability Brown copes best with slower surface Improving through each of his two starts, Capability Brown made virtually all under Wayne Lordan to land the Izuzu Ireland Irish EBF Maiden over a mile and one furlong at the Curragh. Well-backed, from 9/1 into 4/1 in the moments before the race, the Dubawi colt started to increase the tempo from the top of the straight in Michael Tabor's silks. Aidan O'Brien's charge relished the step up in trip as he was sent for home over a furlong out and was ridden out practically under a hands-and-heels ride by Lordan to score by two and a quarter lengths from the staying-on Cluster (2/1), who was never able to land a blow. Daniel McLoughlin's newcomer Warrawood (66/1) stayed on well for third, beaten a further five lengths, and odds-on favourite Kingdom Of Camelot (5/6) was ultimately disappointing in fourth. "He is a lovely ground and he handled the ground. He had a good run when third behind Drumbeat in Gowran. Wayne had a lovely draw and he had the form but the form didn't arrive until yesterday(Drumbeat third in Beresford Stakes). He has a little bit of class. He could be very comfortable at a mile next year. Or a mile-and-a-quarter,” reported the Ballydoyle based trainer. "Ryan(Moore on Kingdon Of Camelot) was drawn out wide and it can be difficult out there. He said he just felt the ground tough but he'll be fine." Additional reporting by John O’Riordan.
