Moore Heaps Praise On O’Brien As Garden Of Eden Runs Riot In The Ribblesdale

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A good day for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore at Royal Ascot became a whole lot better when Garden Of Eden (Saxon Warrior) ran out an authoritative winner of the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes.

Stepping up to 1m4f for the first time, Garden Of Eden relished the red-hot pace that was set by stablemate Island Hopping. When that rival predictably dropped away entering the straight, it developed into test of who stayed best, with O'Brien's runner overcoming any stamina doubts to pull over three lengths clear of 40-1 chance Understudy in second. The Paddy Twomey-trained 2-1 favourite Catalina Delcarpio was a close-up third. 

Winning rider Moore, who, like O'Brien, was completing a sixth success in the race, said, “She was very impressive. She's just been gradually improving. Aidan kept saying that when she steps up [in trip] she'll get better. We went a hard pace and we got a bit detached but she just dropped the bridle and just ran in snatches.”

He added on the 7-1 winner, “Billy [Lee, rider of Catalina Delcarpio] sneaked around the inside and when I asked her to quicken, she quickened very well. Just typical of Aidan – he just keeps making them better.”

The win makes O'Brien the most successful trainer in the history of the race, while Garden Eden completed a notable double for the Ballydoyle maestro and Moore after the pair were successful with Charles Darwin (No Nay Never) in the opening G2 Norfolk Stakes.

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