Luxembourg Back On Top In Curragh Comeback

[Wandering Eyes]

It may not have been the wide-margin success prohibitive odds of 2-9 might have implied beforehand, but Westerberg and Coolmore's G1 Futurity Trophy hero and G1 2000 Guineas third Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}–Attire {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) was on the comeback trail from his storied muscular woes in Saturday's G3 Fitzdares Royal Whip S. at the Curragh and not only proved his wellbeing, but much, much more with an impressively game performance in the card's 10-furlong feature. The day's star attraction was allowed find his own rhythm from the outset and stalked the leading trio within comfortable range. Inching forward into third approaching the quarter-mile pole, he quickened in style to seize control with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and rallied gamely under drive when joined by Insinuendo (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) in the latter stages, regaining a neck advantage from that older rival in the dying strides. Insinuendo, in turn, finished 4 1/4 lengths clear of the winner's stablemate Realism (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in third.

 

Luxembourg wins – but only just!

One-time Derby favourite Luxembourg was made to work mighty hard by Insinuendo in the @Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes @curraghrace. pic.twitter.com/u0N8J2JEaU

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 13, 2022

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