Great Minds shows benefit of prep run with easy listed success at Mallow

Great Minds showed the benefit of his recent return at the Curragh when running out an easy winner of the Listed Cork Stakes at Mallow yesterday.

Ridden just behind the pace, Wayne Lordan asked his mount for his effort inside the two-furlong marker, and he readily moved to the front, before pulling clear of the staying-on Bold Thady Quill, with last year’s winner, An Saighdiur, in third.

There was no luck in running for British challenger and favourite Aetna, who was forced to check when trying to make progress up the stands’ rails with a furlongs and a half to go.