Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 14, 2024 Journalists Posted September 14, 2024 Handed the unenviable task of taking on the might of Ballydoyle in Leopardstown's G2 KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes on Saturday, Marc Chan's homebred Green Impact (Ire) (Wootton Bassett (GB}–Emerald Green {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}) proved up to the task to provide his owner-breeder with a red-letter day. The first horse bred by Chan, the Jessica Harrington-trained relative of Power (GB) and Footstepsinthesand (GB) was sent up by Shane Foley to track Aidan O'Brien's second-string Bernard Shaw (Into Mischief) throughout the early stages with the stable's 5-6 favourite Delacroix (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) waiting in behind. Tackling the leader approaching the furlong marker with Delacroix labouring in pursuit, the 5-2 second favourite had half a length to spare at the line over Delacroix as Bernard Shaw faded to be a further 3/4 of a length away in third. “He's pretty good and is very relaxed, but that was hard work there into the headwind and he keeps on finding,” Harrington said. “He'll be a lovely mile-and-a-quarter or mile-and-a-half horse next year, as he's got bit of furnishing to do.” Green Impact (Wootton Bassett) shows a tenacious attitude to fend off the Aidan O'Brien challengers and win the @KPMG_Ireland Champions Juvenile Stakes! The @Jessica_Racing team look to have a very smart prospect #itallcomesdowntothis | @LeopardstownRC | @kateharro1989 pic.twitter.com/r5hwtoZJMP — Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 14, 2024 The post Marc Chan’s Wootton Bassett Homebred Green Impact Wins The Champions Juvenile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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