Duck Egg Blue strongest at the business end Duck Egg Blue stayed on stoutly to break the hearts of Bouquet Garni and Ostaiocht in Limerick's nursery over a mile. Bouquet Garni and Ostaiocht had eased past front-running Henry's Affair with three furlongs to travel. The pair pulled a couple of lengths clear in the final quarter of a mile and settled down for a battle. Duck Egg Blue (4/1) began to win up her challenge under Chris Hayes approaching the final furlong though. She got into top gear and mowed down Bouquet Garni (7/1) inside the final 100 yards to win going away by two and a quarter lengths. Ostaiocht was three parts of a length further back in third at 18/1. Chris Hayes said: "We put a visor on her as she had been sluggish leaving the gates. She is gutsy and genuine though and was due a break. "She'll be fine for us next spring." Kevin Prendergast's Duck Egg Blue defied top weight of 9st 8lbs in this contest. This was her second career victory to add to one in a Sligo nursery in August. Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
