Dubawi’s TDN Rising Star Quorto Prevails in the Vincent O’Brien National

[Wandering Eyes]

   Godolphin’s homebred Quorto (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) followed up a ‘TDN Rising Star’ display tackling six furlongs at Newmarket in his June 22 debut with an impressive tally upped one panel in the July 14 G2 Superlative S. back at that venue last time. Usurping the Ballydoyle battalion for favouritism in Sunday’s G1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S. at The Curragh, the bay showed his mettle to emulate his sire’s 2004 success and register a career high in battling fashion. Handily placed in third after breaking alertly from the outside gate, the crowd’s 11-8 choice was shaken up to challenge at the quarter-mile marker and kept on strongly under forceful urging in the closing stages to hold the late rally of 6-4 market rival Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by a half length, himself clear of stablemates Christmas (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Mohawk (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Land Force (Ire) (No Nay Never).

   Quorto is the only foal out of stakes-winning G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Irish Oaks placegetter Volume (GB) (Mount Nelson {GB}), herself a half-sister to G3 JRA Cup third Velox (GB) (Zamindar). His third dam, G1 Prix du Cadran-winning European highweight stayer Victoire Bleue (GB) (Legend of France), produced G1 St Leger runner-up and MGSW sire Vertical Speed (Fr) (Bering {GB}) and G2 Prix Hocquart runner-up Vanishing World (Fr) (Bering {GB}).

1–QUORTO (IRE), 129, c, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Volume (GB) (SW & G1SP-Eng & G1SP-Ire, $210,078), by Mount Nelson (GB)
2nd Dam: Victoire Finale (GB), by Peintre Celebre
3rd Dam: Victoire Bleue (GB), by Legend of France
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick, €199,500. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0.

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