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Easy for Tea in Kilboy

Red Tea Red Tea
© Photo Healy Racing

Red Tea dominated from the front to run out a cosy winner of the Kilboy Estate Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon.

With the race reduced to five, following three non-runners, Joseph O'Brien's charge went to post a 11/10 shot for the Group 2 contest over nine furlongs.

Donnacha O'Brien bounced out in front on the daughter of Sakhee and she responded well when asked to quicken a furlong-and-a-half from home.

The favourite soon has matters in hand and just needed to be kept going 'hands and heels' in the closing stages to post a comfortable two-length win. Goddess and Annie Fior came close when battling it out for second but the result stood with the former having a head advantage at the line.

Red Tea had been third at the same level here in May before finishing mid-division at Royal Ascot.

“Donnacha gave her a lovely ride, kept it very simple and controlled the race,” said O'Brien.

“In fairness she is a good mare. She's bee improving and improving and to be a Group 2 winner now she is hugely valuable.

“It cut up a little bit in fairness but still she had to go and do it and she's done it well.

“I don't think she even got a flick, she was good and impressive.

“To be honest I don't have another plan with her. She's a Group 2 winner now.

“She's a filly that could maybe travel a little bit. The Blandford could be another option.

“She was very well bought and I'm delighted for all the lads.”

She gave Joseph O'Brien a double on the card as Latin Five landed the nursery in race two.

1st
11/10Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.20
2nd
2L
7/2
€2.30
3rd
hd
25/1
4th
3.5L
9/2
About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.