Galileo’s Order Of St George Makes a Winning Return

[Wandering Eyes]

All roads lead back to Royal Ascot for Order of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who made a winning comeback against two overmatched rivals in Sunday’s G3 Vintage Crop S. at Navan. Sent off the 2-9 favourite on his first start since winning Ascot’s G2 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup, the bay sat second under Ryan Moore tracking Lord Yeats (GB) (Yeats {Ire}) and despite showing inevitable signs of rustiness overhauled that rival aproaching the furlong pole en route to a 5 1/2-length success.
Order of St George has a score to settle at the Royal meeting, having been ousted there in 2017 but jockey Ryan Moore is looking forward to restoring bragging rights back there June 21. “He’s been an excellent horse and obviously he’s a pleasure to have for those sort of races,” he told Irish Racing.com. “I thought he did it very smoothly today. He’s carrying big penalties all the time and hopefully he’ll have a good year again. It would have suited me if they were going a bit quicker but it was the right race for him, he was 5-1 on and did what he had to do.” Aidan O’Brien added, “I’m delighted with him and hopefully he’ll go for the Saval Beg [at Leopardstown May 25], which is what we usually do and then on to Ascot. He finishes out very well when he gets into his tempo and he gallops up the hill. Ryan said he was very relaxed and moved very well. They would be the two things that you would love to hear.”
Order of St George’s dam Another Storm is now responsible for five stakes performers, with the Ballydoyle stalwart’s full-brother Kellstorm (Ire) now having placed in the G3 Bart Cummings in Australia. The second dam is the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and GI Frizette S.-winning champion 2-year-old filly Storm Song, who is a half to the GII Oak Leaf S. winner Diamond Omi (Giant’s Causeway). Another Storm’s 2-year-old colt by Australia (GB) was purchased by Mark Johnston Racing for 125,000gns at Tattersalls October and is now named Grenadier Guard (Ire).

Sunday, Navan, Ireland
VINTAGE CROP S.-G3, €60,000, NAV, 4-22, 4yo/up, 14fT, 3:16.28, y/s.
1–ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE), 135, h, 6, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Another Storm, by Gone West
2nd Dam: Storm Song, by Summer Squall
3rd Dam: Hum Along, by Fappiano
($550,000 Ylg ’13 KEESEP). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Lloyd J Williams; B-Paget Bloodstock (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €35,400. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Eur at 14f+, 2x Hwt. Older Horse-Eur at 14f+, MG1SW-Ire, G1SW-Eng & G1SP-Fr, 23-12-6-1, $2,751,604. *Full to Kellstorm (Ire), GSP-Aus, $118,370; 1/2 to Asperity (War Chant), GSW-Fr & GSP-Eng, $245,483; Angel Terrace (Ghostzapper), GSW-US, $298,848; and Sehoy (Menifee), SW-Swe, $144,199. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Lord Yeats (GB), 130, g, 5, Yeats (Ire)–Bogside Theatre (Ire), by Fruits of Love. (€240,000 RNA HRA ’17 GOFHIT). O-Geoff & Sandra Turnbull; B-Geoff & Sandra Turnbull (GB); T-Jedd O’Keeffe. €11,400.
3–Clongowes (Ire), 129, c, 4, New Approach (Ire)–Punctilious (GB), by Danehill. O-Godolphin; B-Darley (IRE); T-James S. Bolger. €5,400.
Margins: 5HF, 14, NO. Odds: 0.20, 5.00, 12.00. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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