CHURCHILL BOOSTS CLASSIC CLAIMS: No Irish racing on Monday, SHAMROCK looks back at the win of Churchill at the Curragh on Sunday.
No Irish racing on Monday. Action resumes at Ballinrobe on Tuesday.
Churchill further advertised his claims for Classic glory in 2017 with his win in the Futurity Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.
He went off a 1/4 chance following the morning defection of Capri and stayed on in grand style to beat Radio Silence by a couple of lengths.
The key for me is that he is already crying out for a trip, so should be seen to even better effect in the Guineas and Derby.
Winning trainer Aidan O’Brien said after the race: “I’m delighted with him. He’s lovely and lazy and just quickens. Seamus was very happy with him.
“He’s very lazy and doesn’t do an awful lot in front. It was the same at Ascot and Leopardstown. He’s a big, sleepy fellow.
“He’ll come back here for the National Stakes and there’s no doubt he’ll be better on better ground.
“Hopefully he’ll get further than a mile, but he’s not slow this horse. I’d definitely say he’s a Guineas-type of horse.
“Maybe he will get a mile and a half, but he doesn’t go like a mile-and-a-half horse in his work. He has plenty of boot and is a big, powerful horse.”
Ladbrokes quote Churchill at 8/1 for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and a tempting 20/1 for the Derby.
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