Enigma breaks the code at the second attempt Enigma Code took the expected step forward from his debut to capture Cork’s one-mile Follow Us On Social Media Maiden in eye-catching fashion. Fourth on debut in Gowran when breaking from wide and coming from an unpromising position, he stayed on well and was nearest at the finish. Gary Carroll’s mount tracked the 11/10 favourite Almeiyda throughout this contest. Owned by the Enigma Code Partnership, the son of Havana Grey came under pressure and was switched left two furlongs out. It took a few moments for the penny to drop, but it did inside the final furlong as the winner made up, in a matter of strides, the three-length advantage that the eventual second, River Trieux (11/2) had on him and won going away by a length and a half. The well-supported winner (11/4 — 7/4) was green and took a while to pull up. Classy Performance Points to Stakes Test George Murphy, assistant to winning trainer John Joseph Murphy, commented, "He is a very nice horse and had a very good run in Gowran the last day, when Shane (Foley) gave him a lovely education. He was drawn wide again today and did it very well in the end. "I thought we were in trouble as he came from a fair way back, but he got motoring in the last furlong and took lengths off the others. Gary said he gave him a lovely ride through the race and he quickened very impressively. "We might look at a winners' or Listed race next, although he probably wants nice ground." He added "We have only had 10 runners all year and had sickness through the summer. We pulled up stumps for a while and got them all right, and everything that has run so far has been running very well. We normally only get going around late May, so the sickness slowed things up but the nice horses are still there." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes.
