O'Brien wins unprecedented ninth 2,000 Guineas at the Currage

Magician secured trainer Aidan O’Brien his ninth Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas and his 29th domestic Classic with a devastating performance at the Curragh.

The Ballydoyle trainer had made a last-minute adjustment to his team, with the defection of Cristoforo Colombo elevating the Dee Stakes winner Magician (100-30) to the shortest-priced of his four runners and he was partnered by O’Brien’s son, Joseph.