Cape Blanco wins Irish Derby

Cape Blanco got every yard of the mile and a half to give Aidan O'Brien a fifth successive victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh today.

Cape Blanco wins Irish Derby
Sun, 27 Jun, 2010 - 18:39

Cape Blanco got every yard of the mile and a half to give Aidan O'Brien a fifth successive victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh today.

Johnny Murtagh's mount (7-2) had been impressive in the Dante Stakes at York when beating subsequent Epsom hero Workforce before flopping in the French Derby.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: CurraghPlace: YorkPlace: FrancePlace: AscotPerson: Cape BlancoPerson: Aidan O'BrienPerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: BallydoylePerson: Jan VermeerPerson: Mark JohnstonPerson: MonterossoPerson: O'BrienPerson: JohnnyPerson: William HillEvent: Irish DerbyEvent: Dubai Duty Free Irish DerbyEvent: Dante StakesEvent: French DerbyOrganisation: Workforce
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