At Chester's May Festival everything is about Ballydoyle today and they were back on Wednesday with the opening game Lambourn Build a feature race double in the G3 chest vase.
Like the previous Cheshire Oaks winner Minnie Hauk, the second-placed G3 Ballysax Stakes was well supported and Ryan Moore was able to win a prominent playing field behind the leading couple shortly after the start. The letter was already on the wall. In the end it was the G3 Prix de Conde winner trained by Charlie Johnston Idle Handle Who had the most to say whether the 11: 8 shot would consider the party to be favorite backer, but this game son from Protectionist could only do so much and had to stay home nearby.
There was a 1 1/2 length edge between Ballydoyles 11. Chester vase winner and this 25: 1 shot on the line with the long-term leader Convergent After a solid attempt that demanded endurance on the well -irrigated floor, two lengths away.
Lambourn, who has the unusual award in his stable to be a winner of Craons listed listed, showed a lot of lethargy on this occasion, even though he first came to the post. This probably led to the decision to fit blinkers for the G2 Beresford Stakes, but that fell after it was five before he was emerging. Obviously still evaluated by Aidan O'Brien, he got the chance to start the term with a tidy slate in the Ballysax, and traveled there with more urgency when he hunted home Delacroix.
His movement through the first phases of this competition from a broad draw that could have affected him was also a significant improvement in his youthful Dally, and at this stage it is a type of improvement with perseverance that is guaranteed for the Blue Riband.
Paul Smith took up his usual place in Chester's Roodee and otherwise in another Cheshire Oaks-Chester Vase double for the stable. “He is idle in the way he runs and he is often of bridle and a little green, but he will learn a lot from today and he has a massive engine. Ryan likes him, he is a massive, candid horse,” he said. “I think he is a good horse that will stay the journey, everything will do for her and he has to be in the derby mix.”
Top class by Ryan Moore and Lambourn at @Chesterrraces! 👏 pic.twitter.com/zqozwedin0
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Charlie Johnston said about the second -placed, who acted with unfathomable opportunities: “It was a fantastic run, especially since he had missed a little work three weeks ago and Touch and Going, whether we would come here for a tiny time.
“Joe [Fanning] He said he appreciated the juice in the ground, “he added.” I would be on the phone every other week and I needed it to water it, but he needed it! We were a bit hesitant about very speedy soil that could go forward. He is in English, Irish and German derbies and you will definitely see him in one. “
Family leadership notes
Lambourn is the second foal out of the contrastingogly-quick g2 queen mary stakes runner-up and g2 flying childers stakes third gosamer wings, who is a full-sister to the stakes scorer lavender chrissie and half to the giii victory ride stakes winner baby j be Be k, as well as Bernstein's Stakes Scorer and GI Secretariat Stakes-Placed Laaureate Conductor. The third breast milk is balmy with the Giii John B. Campbell Handicap Scorer Balmy Pince and the Summer Stakes winner, around the second dam of the Gii -Super -Derby, who is ballistic. Gossamer Wings' 2-year-old Colt campaign comes from Frankel.
Wednesday, Chester, Great Britain
Boodles Chester Vase Stakes-G3£ 140,000, Chester, 5-7, 3yo, C/g, 12f 63yt, 2: 40.12, gd.
1-Lambourn (IRE), 128, C, 3, from Australia (GB)
1. Damm: Gossamer Wings (MGSP-ENG, SP-IRE), by scat daddy
2. Damm: lavender baby, by Rubiano
3. Damm: Mighty milk, honor after heroes
1. Group profit. O-MRS John Magnier, Mr. M. Tabor & Mr. D. Smith; B-coolmore; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £ 79.394. Lifetime record: SW-FR & GSP-IRE, 5-3-1-0, 169,547 USD. Work Nick Rating: A ++. Click on the Enicks Report & 5-Cross-trunk tree or the free family tree in Equineline.com catalog style.
2-Idle handle (ger)128, C, 3, Protectionist (GER) – Linarda (den), by Rock of Gibraltar (IRE). (75,000 € YLG '23 Bbags). O-Middleam Park Racing & MR G Griffiths; B-Constut Westerberg; T-Charlie Johnston. £ 30.100.
3-Convergent (ire)128, C, 3, fascinating rock (Irish) – Montys Wunder (Irish), by Schamardal.
1. Black type, 1st group of black type. O/B-Newtownanner Stud Farm; T-Karl Burke. £ 15.064.
Edges: 1hf, 2, 6hf. Opportunities: 1.38, 25.00, 4.50.
Also ran: Pinhole (GB), Fasshur (IRE), three times (IRE), make Nouba (Irish), Alboni Square (FR).
