Dundalk report: Friendly comes good for Aidan O’Brien at listed level

Friendly and Wayne Lordan win for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Picture: Healy Racing

Busy with his Breeders’ Cup team in Del Mar, Aidan O’Brien captured Friday night’s listed feature in Dundalk, the Irish Stallion Farms Cooley Stakes with 3/1 shot Friendly.

Having her tenth run since finishing sixth in the Irish 1,000 Guineas (including a maiden success in Bellewstown), the Wayne Lordan-ridden daughter of Galileo ran out a convincing, two and a half lengths winner from remarkable eight-year-old mare Surrounding, running in this event fof the fifth time and now boasting an impressive record of two wins (2018 and 2019) and two second placings (2020 and 201).