River earns crack at Criterium de Saint-Cloud

Meekong River earned a crack at the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in Saint-Cloud next Saturday when landing the listed Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

The unbeaten Galileo colt made all to justify 4/6 favouritism in convincing style and provided the highlight of a treble for Aidan O’Brien and jockey Seamus Heffernan on the final day of the 2013 flat season.

O’Brien and son Joseph ended the campaign as record-breaking champions with 135 and 126 wins respectively while Cork teenager Connor King won the Apprentice Championship. Mrs Jackie Bolger was the season’s champion owner.