Wootton Bassett’s Hawk Mountain Soars To Beresford Victory, A 22nd Renewal For Aidan O’Brien

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Hawk Mountain won the G2 Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Beresford Stakes in front-running fashion at The Curragh on Saturday. The Coolmore partners colourbearer defeated G2 Futurity Stakes runner-up Geryon (Lope De Vega) by 3 1/4 lengths, with that rival just overtaking Al Haarith (Lope De Vega) by a head in the dying strides.

Sent off at even-money, the son of Wootton Bassett and the Galileo mare Hydrangea cut out the running against the fence while pressed by Shaihaan (Night Of Thunder). The two were almost on even terms by the midpoint, but Wayne Lordan let Hawk Mountain out a notch and he pinched a half-length edge with 600 metres remaining. Both Geryon and Al Haarith launched bids inside the final 400 metres as Shaihaan faded, but Hawk Mountain had built up an unreachable advantage to win well. It was a 22nd renewal for Aidan O'Brien.

Fifth to Geryon when unveiled over seven furlongs locally in August, Hawk Mountain had Port Of Spain (St Mark's Basilica) back in third when breaking his maiden over this course and distance on August 30.

Pedigree Notes

The Coolmore homebred is the 73rd stakes winner for his late sire, who died this week. A half-brother to the Dubawi stakes winners Wingspan–runner-up in the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes–and Officer, Hawk Mountain is followed by a yearling full-brother and a weanling half-brother by Justify. G1 Matron Stakes and British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes heroine Hydrangea was covered by Justify again this spring.

Second dam Beauty Is Truth (Pivotal) struck in a pair of French group races and she is also the dam of multiple group winner and two-time Group 1-placed Fire Lily (Dansili), as well as G1 Ranvet Stakes hero and sire The United States (Galileo) and G1 1000 Guineas/G1 Irish 1000 Guineas victress Hermosa (Galileo) . Dual Group 1 winner Whirl (Wootton Bassett) has further burnished the family's reputation this season.

 

A 22nd win in the Beresford for Aidan O'Brien courtesy of Hawk Mountain @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/vQkXBIGbrK

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