White Birch continued his good begin to the season with a primary Group One victory within the Tattersalls Gold Cup on the Curragh.
Third to Auguste Rodin in final 12 months’s Derby, grey John Joseph Murphy made a profitable begin to his four-year-old marketing campaign within the Group Three Stakes in April earlier than persevering with over the identical course and distance within the Group Two in April. Mooresbridge three weeks in the past.
Twin Derby hero Auguste Rodin was the 11/10 marginal favourite as he regarded to bounce again from a disappointing run in Dubai, however whereas he went menacing within the straight, White Birch (15-8) went even higher in his slipstream within the fingers of a immobile Colin Keane.
After being requested to increase, Grey produced a sensible acceleration to place three lengths between himself and Auguste Rodin, with Crypto Drive an extra eight lengths again in third.
“It could not have been higher. We fell behind the 2 we needed to fall behind (earlier),” Keane mentioned.
“Ryan (Moore, on Auguste Rodin) acquired us so far as we might, after which we simply accelerated properly.
“He galloped off. He is acquired sufficient velocity, however he would not go any additional.
“He matured massively from three to 4.”
The foremost bookmakers have reduce White Birch to 7/1 from 25/1 for the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot, whereas it’s 8/1 from 20/1 for Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.