Australia’s Broome Adds To Ballydoyle Epsom Assault

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“There are a lot of horses there”, commented Aidan O’Brien in his typically understated way in reference to Ballydoyle’s Epsom Derby hand after the relatively easy G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S. success of Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) at Leopardstown on Sunday. Uncovering which of the yard’s plethora of contenders for the blue riband will come out on top looked difficult before this, but now that the impressive Apr. 6 G3 Ballysax S. scorer has produced another convincing prep performance it is becoming a fascinating conundrum. Held up towards the rear early by Donnacha O’Brien as the stable’s Blenheim Palace (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Sovereign (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) provided a distant bullseye, the 2-5 favourite required his customary nudging three out but once in the straight with dead aim on his pacemakers began to come into his own. Comfortably on top from a furlong down, the bay lowered his head and drove to the line for a 2 1/2-length success over Blenheim Palace in a manner that suggests Epsom’s mile and a half will bring out the best in him. “We’re delighted with him–he has a lazy way of racing, but is able to make up ground very well and Donnacha was very happy he was going to get there,” the Ballydoyle handler said after greeting the colt who maintained his 100% record in Britain and Ireland’s Derby trials in 2019. “He went to the line very well and the plan in the spring was always these three races for him, the two trials and then Epsom. He is out of a fast mare and has a lot more speed than you’d think. It’s more laziness than anything that makes you think he needs much further, but we hope he’ll get a mile and a half.”

Sunday, Leopardstown, Ireland
DERRINSTOWN STUD DERBY TRIAL S.-G3, €100,000, Leopardstown, 5-12, 3yo, 10fT, 2:09.18, g/y.
1–BROOME (IRE), 129, c, 3, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Sweepstake (Ire) (SW & GSP-Eng, SW & GSP-US, $114,162), by Acclamation (GB)
2nd Dam: Dust Flicker (GB), by Suave Dancer
3rd Dam: Galaxie Dust, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
(€120,000 RNA Ylg ’17 GOFOR; 150,000gns Ylg ’17 TATDEY). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Donnacha O’Brien. €59,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Fr, 7-3-2-0, $259,337. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Blenheim Palace (Ire), 129, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Meow (Ire), by Storm Cat. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Liberty Bloodstock (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €20,000.
3–Sovereign (Ire), 129, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Devoted To You (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €10,000.
Margins: 2HF, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 0.40, 33.00, 7.00.
Also Ran: Rakan (GB), Buckhurst (Ire), Guaranteed (Ire), Pythion (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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