Galileo’s Circus Maximus Digs In For Dee Win

[Wandering Eyes]

   Sir Dragonet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) had laid down the gauntlet in the G3 Chester Vase 24 hours earlier and, while he was nowhere near as flashy as his stablemate, Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was on top at the end of Thursday’s Listed Homeserve Dee S. to maintain Ballydoyle’s latest purple patch. Last seen finishing a length off Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) when fourth in the G1 Futurity Trophy at Doncaster in October, Flaxman Stables and Coolmore’s bay traded as the 5-4 favourite and raced handy early with Ryan Moore keen to exploit his stamina in this rain-eased ground. Pushed up to take a narrow lead two out, the son of the high-class Duntle (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) kept finding to score by 1 1/4 lengths from the yard’s Mohawk (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). That runner-up emerges with much credit racing under a five-pound penalty for his G2 Royal Lodge S. success, while Fox Chairman (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) was two lengths behind in third after suffering a slightly unlucky trip. “He didn’t do a whole lot in the race, but he has plenty of ability and there is a big engine there,” Moore said. “He’s still learning and not fully tuned in yet, but he has an awful lot of potential. He has plenty of speed, but stays very well and didn’t take much out of himself.”

1–CIRCUS MAXIMUS (IRE), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Duntle (Ire) (MGSW & G1SP-Ire, GSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $458,532), by Danehill Dancer (Ire).
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £42,533. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 5-2-0-1, £70,613.

The post Galileo’s Circus Maximus Digs In For Dee Win appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

View the full article