Painted Cliffs springs shock to ensure Derby day winner for Aidan O’Brien
He may have been out of luck in the feature race for only the second time in 10 years but Aidan O’Brien still had a say on Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby day at the Curragh as Painted Cliffs sprang a surprise to win the Group 2 Gain Railway Stakes.
The odds suggested this would be a showdown between Rockaway Valley and Log Out Island but Painted Cliffs, virtually friendless in the market at 7/1, was steered to victory by an enterprising ride from the peerless Ryan Moore.
