Emotion pours for Hannon and Levey as Rosallion blooms at Irish 2000 Guineas

Sean Levey and Rosallion, the 10-11 favourite, made move in the closing stages after Haatem looked to be cruising home under Jamie Spencer

NECK AND NECK: Rosallion and Sean Leavy (right) beats Haatem (left) and River Tiber (centre) for trainer Richard Hannon and owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum in the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas (Group 1)

Richard Hannon and Sean Levey teamed up to take the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, the feature on Saturday afternoon’s card in the Curragh, with the impressive Rosallion.

For Hannon, it was another move in his father’s footsteps, and for Levey it was a special moment at the place where it all began for him.