O’Connor pays huge compliment to Frankel
In doing so Aidan O’Brien’s juvenile paid a huge compliment to his Dewhurst conqueror, the Henry Cecil-trained Frankel, who dispatched him fairly readily at Newmarket.
Johnny Murtagh always had the Galileo colt in a handy position and he was just behind the leaders as the field turned into the straight.
He kicked a couple of lengths clear and appeared to have put the race to bed pretty easily, but the juvenile then drifted from the centre of the track to the near side rail, giving Salto an opening.
As soon as Murtagh straightened him out, however, Roderic O’Connor went away again, winning by around a length.
Barry Hills’ Rerouted ran well in fourth but Pisco Sour and Abjer were well beaten.
