Listowel report: The Acropolis off the mark in style

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The Acropolis and Wayne Lordan win for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Picture: Healy Racing

Less than two hours before his trainer won a first Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby) with St Mark’s Basilica, The Acropolis impressed for Aidan O’Brien when landing the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Maiden in Listowel, sparking a treble for jockey Wayne Lordan.

A first winner in Ireland for first season sire Churchill, the 5/4 favourite readily reversed Curragh form with Thunder Eclipse and Lordan commented: “He’s a very nice colt – he travelled well, quickened up nicely and went to the line well. The bad ground caught him out at the Curragh and he put it behind him today. It was a good performance.”