Leopardstown: Delphi dominates from the front

Rocky Blue and Joey Sheridan win the Leopardstown Handicap. Trainer Tom Mullins had hoped to run him in the Galway Hurdle but he’s not qualified for it and will instead run in another handicap at the festival. Picture: Healy Racing

The progressive, Aidan O’Brien-trained Delphi completed a hat-trick when capturing the listed Nijinsky Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action in Leopardstown.

Sent off 6/4 favourite to beat five rivals (Galileo Chrome was a notable absentee), he set a strong pace and stayed on strongly in the closing stages to slam stable-companion Numen by four and a quarter lengths, with Aunt Bee in third.