Group 3 breakthrough for Duff

AN enterprising ride by Fran Berry earned Duff a Group 3 breakthrough success in the Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Having tracked Georgebernardshaw for most of the journey, Berry eased Duff into the lead soon after the two-furlong marker and, although the six-year-old idled in front and needed Berry’s urgings to keep going, he held the late surge of Dohasa and Johnny Murtagh by a neck.

Duff has proven a tremendous money-spinner for trainer Eddie Lynam, who enthused: “That was well deserved. He’s won four listed races, at three different trips. But it’s great to get a Group 3 win with him.”