Broome sweeps rivals aside at The Curragh

Broome ridden by jockey Ryan Moore wins the Coolmore Scottsass Irish EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at Curragh Racecourse. Picture: PA Wire

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Broome is set for a return to Group 1 action, having justified 4/9 favouritism in the Group 2 Coolmore Sottsass Mooresbridge Stakes at The Curragh.

The five-year-old, completing an early-season hat-trick, headed front-runner Ancient Spirit early in the straight but had to grind it out for Ryan Moore, before seeing off the persistent challenge of Helvic Dream by two lengths, with returning Melbourne Cup hero Twilight Payment a creditable third, over an inadequate trip.