Potentially high class Zawraq makes winning debut

Several possible Classic contenders were in winning action at Leopardstown yesterday with leading trainers Jim Bolger and Dermot Weld making positive noises in regard to next season.

While Bolger’s Parish Boy (7-2) reached Listed status in confirming his superiority over Order Of St George in the thetote.com Eyrefield Stakes, the Sheikh Hamdan-owned Zawraq made quite an impression on his debut in the thetote.com EBF Maiden.

Sir Isaac Newton, Aidan O’Brien’s son of Galileo, cost 3,600,000 gns as a yearling and was sent off at odds-on, but despite travelling well for the majority of the race, he could not get past Zawraq (3-1), who battled on well to fend off his more illustriously-bred rival.