Saoirse upsets Phoenix rivals
Henrythenavigator found himself stuck in the testing ground as he conceded his unbeaten record to 25-1 outsider Saoirse Abu in the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.
Aidan O’Brien’s colt, winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last time, was sent off the 1-2 favourite for the first juvenile Group One of the season in Britain and Ireland.
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