Galileo’s Peaceful Takes the Irish 1000

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The Curragh’s Saturday card was run on real Galileo (Ire) ground and so it was with a degree of predictability that his sole representative in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas Peaceful (Ire) relished the fast going to bring up a second fillies’ Classic in less than a week for Ballydoyle. It proved a momentous renewal for Michael Tabor, who saw the first three home carry his silks, for the supersire who was surpassing Danehill with a record 85th group 1 winner, and also for the O’Brien family with Aidan, Donnacha and Joseph responsible for the first four. Last seen finishing runner-up in Newmarket’s Listed Montrose Fillies’ S. in November, the TDN Rising Star was placed in a close-up second by Seamie Heffernan early before beginning to edge ahead from the two pole. In effect, the race was decided there and then with Peaceful’s stamina assured and at the line the 3-1 second favourite had two lengths to spare over the strong-closing Fancy Blue (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), with So Wonderful (War Front) a head back in third. Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), the strongly-supported 6-5 favourite, was only sixth.

“She had been very impressive in her homework and I did fancy her here,” commented Heffernan, who was enjoying a fourth renewal which makes him the winningmost modern-day rider in this Classic. “She did what she was showing us at home. I’ve got myself beaten plenty of times by trying to be clever, so I was comfortable where I was. From four down, I gradually stepped up the pace and whatever was going to get me had to make up three lengths. Like Love, she’s tidy and a good mover and is definitely tough enough to go to Royal Ascot next week. She could be anything.”

Aidan O’Brien, who was saddling a ninth Irish 1,000 winner as he continues to rewrite the record books, has Saturday’s G1 Coronation S. in mind for Peaceful. “She’s a lovely filly and we always thought a lot of her,” he said. “Her work had been lovely and when the other filly did that at Newmarket we were looking forward to today. She is very like Love, in that she is very uncomplicated and Seamus gave her a lovely ride. It was a big help that the ground was nice and she shouldn’t have had too hard a race. We’ll see what the lads want to do on Monday and although she’ll definitely get a mile and a quarter, she’s a strong uncomplicated miler who gets it well so the Coronation is possible.”

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