Camelot’s Los Angeles Lands Group 2 On Return
Los Angeles (4c Camelot – Frequential, by Dansili) gained his fifth pattern success on his seasonal return in the Group 2 Coolmore Stud City Of Troy Irish EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh.
Aidan O’Brien’s dual Group 1 winner was sent off favourite under Ryan Moore and raced in second for much of the ten-furlong contest. Asked to quicken passing the three-furlong pole, he was ridden to lead approaching the final furlong and kept on strongly to deny last year’s winner, White Birch, by a neck. Group 3 winner Trustyourinstinct (Churchill) finished a further two and a half lengths back in third.
“We’re delighted with him,” O’Brien commented after the race. “He’s a lovely big honest horse. The plan would be to come back here for the Tattersalls (Gold Cup) and if that went well then he would go to Ascot for the Prince Of Wales.
“Then we could have a look at the King George and then he could have a break and then we’d give him a prep for the Arc.”
Owned by Coolmore partners with Westerberg, Los Angeles was bred by Lynch Bages Ltd and Longfield Stud. He is one of three Group performers by Camelot out of his dam Frequential.
He was completed a Stakes double for Ballydoyle on the card, after Officer (3c Dubawi – Hydrangea, by Galileo) captured the Listed Coolmore Stud Henry Longfellow Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes.
Successful on his sole juvenile start, the Coolmore homebred finished a fine third to the eight-year-old Big Gossey in the Listed Gladness Stakes on his seasonal returned. Stepping up to a mile for the first time on Monday, he was sent off a short-priced favourite under Ryan Moore and raced in midfield in the early stages. Quickening passing the three-furlong pole, he led approaching the final furlong and kept on under hands and heels to score by a length and three quarters. The progressive Alakazi (Footstepsinthesand) took third.
O’Brien reported: “Ryan [Moore] was delighted they went a good gallop and he said he learned plenty about him. I'd think the Irish Guineas looks perfect for him. He's a great shape of a horse, really mature and strong.”