Night Of Thunder’s Flight Plan Makes All In The Solonaway

[Wandering Eyes]

Entering Saturday's G2 Dullingham Park S., or Solonaway S. as it is registered, on the back of a third in York's G3 Strensall S., Clipper Logistics' 3-year-old Flight Plan (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) led his rivals a merry dance to dominate the Leopardstown mile contest. Tried in the 2000 Guineas in the spring, the Karl Burke-trained 15-2 shot was always in command under Danny Tudhope and maintained the impressive gallop to score by 1 1/4 lengths from the 2-1 favourite Buckaroo (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), with last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Victoria Road (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) a head away in third.

 

A UK winner at the Irish Champions Festival!

Flight Plan makes all of the running in the G2 Dullingham Park Stakes for @karl_burke & Danny Tudhope pic.twitter.com/saMFH6FeVX

— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) September 9, 2023

Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland
DULLINGHAM PARK S. (SOLONAWAY S.)-G2, €200,000, Leopardstown, 9-9, 3yo/up, 8fT, 1:38.89, gd.
1–FLIGHT PLAN (GB), 131, c, 3, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Romp (GB), by Pivotal (GB)
2nd Dam: Short Affair (GB), by Singspiel (Ire)
3rd Dam: L'Affaire Monique (GB), by Machiavellian
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (150,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Clipper Logistics; B-Miss K J Keir (GB); T-Karl Burke; J-Daniel Tudhope. €120,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 8-2-2-1, $196,159. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Buckaroo (GB), 136, c, 4, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–Roheryn (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-The Roheryn Partnership (GB); T-Joseph O'Brien. €40,000.
3–Victoria Road (Ire), 131, c, 3, Saxon Warrior (Jpn)–Tickled Pink (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). (115,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Westerberg, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith; B-T Stewart (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €20,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, HD, 3/4. Odds: 7.50, 2.00, 4.00.
Also Ran: Lord Massusus (Ire), Tarawa (Ire), Bold Discovery, Howyoulikethat (Ire), Villanova Queen (Ire), Salt Lake City (Ire), Alfred Munnings (Ire). Scratched: Power Under Me (Ire), Goldana (Ire).

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