Jumba triumphs for Harrington at the Curragh
Jessica Harrington’s Jumbajukiba (4-1) landed his second Group Three prize of the season by grimly holding off Al Qasi to win the Keeneland Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh.
The five-year-old soft-ground lover won the Gladness Stakes over course and distance in April and was given another good front-running ride by Fran Berry.
Peter Chapple-Hyam’s Al Qasi, the 9-4 favourite, burst out of the pack to challenge but could never quite land a blow and was half a length down at the line.
