WATCH: Churchill does the double for Aidan O’Brien

Churchill has justified his favourites tag by claiming the Irish 2,000 Guineas.

WATCH: Churchill does the double for Aidan O’Brien
Sat, 27 May, 2017 - 18:03

Churchill completed a Classic double with a comfortable victory in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Last season's champion juvenile after winning five of his six starts, Aidan O'Brien's colt made a successful reappearance in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket three weeks ago and was a prohibitively priced 4-9 favourite to follow up back on home soil.

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