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Moyglare Joy For Varian And Atzeni

Roger Varian and Andrea Atzeni clinched their second Group One prize of the weekend as Cursory Glance claimed the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

Cursory Glance
Cursory Glance Picture: Racing and Sports

Fresh from tasting Classic glory for the first time with Saturday's Ladbrokes St Leger hero Kingston Hill, Varian unleashed Cursory Glance, the winner of the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot before finishing second in York's Lowther Stakes, at the highest level.

The 11-8 favourite tracked the leaders on her first appearance over seven furlongs before being nudged towards the front passing the final furlong marker. Lucida finished powerfully to make a race of it, but Cursory Glance held on by a neck.

Aidan O'Brien's course maiden winner Found ran a good race to finish third on just her second start.

Varian said: "Andrea felt she was running a bit lazy, and when he gave her a squeeze she took off. Perhaps she ended up in front a bit too long but it was a funny race.

"She has tremendous natural speed, is very talented and gets this trip well.

"She is a Group One winner now and that will probably be it for this season. Hopefully she will have a massive year next year.

"It has been a magical weekend and has not really sunk in yet.

"Kingston Hill is fine this morning but he had a tough race yesterday. If he bounces back from the St Leger and is 100 per cent then he deserves to be in the Arc line-up."


Racing and Sports

Curragh Sunday, 14th September 2014

7f TURF GOOD FIRM
EUR €300,000

Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (G1)

EUR €300,000
Age: 2yo Sex: F Type: OPEN
7f TURF GOOD FIRM
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. CURSORY GLANCE (USA) 2yo F
DISTORTED HUMOR (USA) - TIME CONTROL (GB)
ANDREA ATZENI
ROGER VARIAN
$2.38
126lbs
MERRY FOX STUD LIMITED
2nd 6. LUCIDA (IRE) 2yo F
SHAMARDAL (USA) - LURA (USA)
K J MANNING
J S BOLGER
$7
126lbs
GODOLPHIN
3rd 3. FOUND (IRE) 2yo F
GALILEO (IRE) - RED EVIE (IRE)
JOSEPH O'BRIEN
AIDAN O'BRIEN
$4.5
126lbs
MR M TABOR, D SMITH & MRS JOHN MAGNI
4th 7. MALABAR (GB) 2yo F
RAVEN'S PASS (USA) - WHIRLY BIRD (GB)
MARTIN HARLEY
M R CHANNON
$6
126lbs

Sales Information

5th 8. OSAILA (IRE) 2yo F
DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - MENNETOU (IRE)
PAT SMULLEN
RICHARD HANNON JR
$12
126lbs

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6th 9. QUALIFY (IRE) 2yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - PERIHELION (IRE)
M C HUSSEY
AIDAN O'BRIEN
$51
126lbs

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7th 1. BEACH BELLE (GB) 2yo F
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - BEACH BUNNY (IRE)
CHRIS HAYES
KEVIN PRENDERGAST
$17
126lbs

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8th 5. JEANNE GIRL (IRE) 2yo F
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - SISTER GOLIGHTLY (GB)
NIALL GEORGE MCCULLAGH
MRS J HARRINGTON
$34
126lbs

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9th 4. I AM BEAUTIFUL (IRE) 2yo F
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - MONEVASSIA (USA)
C O'DONOGHUE
AIDAN O'BRIEN
$51
126lbs

Sales Information

10th 10. SIMPLY A STAR (IRE) 2yo F
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - CHERRY HINTON (GB)
SEAMIE HEFFERNAN
AIDAN O'BRIEN
$34
126lbs

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