'A stakes horse in the making': Charles Fort impresses in Cork two-year-old Maiden

Enjoying his best season yet, Cleary completed a double and brought his tally for the campaign to twelve when partnering Gerrit’s Gem to a clear-cut success in the William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap

Charles Fort and Jack Cleary win for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Pic: Healy Racing

Stable apprentice Jack Cleary seized another opportunity for Aidan O’Brien in Cork when Charles Fort made all and readily brushed aside market rival Strike Zone by four lengths in the Coolmore Stud Gleneagles Irish EBF 2-Y-0 Maiden.

“He has shown plenty of speed and Wayne (Lordan) said he’d have no problem dropping back to six furlongs,” explained O’Briens’ representative Chris Armstrong.