Al Riffa raises the temperatures with supreme St Leger triumph

Melbourne Cup next on the agenda as Joseph O’Brien’s classy colt shows style and substance at the Curragh

Al Riffa, ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle, comes home to win the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger at Curragh Racecourse, Ireland. Pic: Evan Treacy/PA Wire

On an otherwise inclement afternoon at the Curragh, Al Riffa turned up the heat with a display of style and substance in the Group 1 Comer Group International St Leger.

Joseph O’Brien’s classy colt is a relative newcomer to staying races but already looks as though he could be a star in the sphere. With Dylan Browne McMonagle making giant strides in a career which has champion written all over it, they were imperious in the day’s feature.