Dawn Patrol back in business over longer trip

Dearg Jazz and Luke McAteer (left) win the Mongey Communications Nursery Handicap from Zozimus. Picture: Healy Racing

It was a good day at the Curragh for Noel Meade, taking a Group 3 with Elysium and there was yet another winning outing for A Step Too Far, but Aidan O’Brien stole the show with a treble which included the Group 3 Comer Group International Loughbrown Stakes with Dawn Patrol.

Disappointing favourite in a listed race in Leopardstown prior to finishing sixth to Galileo Chrome in the English St Leger, he stepped up to two miles for the first time and saw it out well. Heffernan dropped him out early, got a perfect run through along the rails as the race unfolded and, after taking it up a furlong out, stayed on strongly to beat Barrington Court.