Hurricane has sting in the tail for Scorpion

HURRICANE RUN redeemed the promise of his unlucky second to Shamardal in the French Derby at Chantilly with a hard fought defeat of Scorpion in the Budweiser sponsored Irish equivalent at a baking-hot Curragh yesterday.

In a contest which was marred by tragedy, Ballydoyle’s Gyspy King broke his shoulder after a couple of furlongs, there was compensation for his connections, who recently bought the Andre Fabre-trained son of Montjeu. Gypsy King unseated Seamus Heffernan and had to be put down.

Hurricane Run was purchased by Coolmore and Michael Tabor and was leased back to his German owners, and the decision to put Kieren Fallon on board was an inspired one.