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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

O'Brien team strong in market at the Curragh

Sat 23rd May 2015, 13:20

Washington DC winning at Tipperary last monthWashington DC winning at Tipperary last month
© Photo Healy Racing

Gleneagles heads a strong Ballydoyle team at the Curragh this afternoon, and not surprisingly the son of Galileo is a strong 4/11 favourite for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas. Ivawood third to Gleneagles at Newmarket, is a best priced 6/1 for the opening Irish classic of the season while, among the bigger priced contenders, all the 20/1 about Endless Drama has gone after Pricewise put him up as an each-way choice in the Racing Post.

Ballydoyle, the juvenile daughter of Galileo named after the famous training grounds, looks set to go off at odds-on in the opening two-year-old maiden, while Washington DC has been clipped into 13/8 (from 2/1) for the Marble Hill Stakes. Brooch is a top-priced 5/4 with Paddy Power to maintain her unbeaten record in the Group 2 Lanwades Stud Stakes, while the same firm have cut Duca Valentinois from 12/1 into 9/1 in the following Hanlon Concrete Handicap.

Light-weight One Cool Poet has also attracted interest in the same 1m2f event, and is 9/1 (from 12/1) with Ladbrokes. In the concluding 'Habitat' Handicap Hasanour is a popular order and is currently 8/1 (from 12/1) with Betfair.

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.