Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old gives his trainer a record-equalling 11th win in the Dee Stakes on the second day of the Boodles May Festival while stable-mate Point Lonsdale, Never So Brave Democracy Dilemma and Teej A also won
Capulet gave trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-equalling 11th victory in the Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes on day two of the Boodles Chester May Festival. And with success in the Listed contest on the Roodee the three-year-old may have booked his ticket to next month's Betfred Derby at Epsom, for which he is a best-priced 14-1.
Coolmore's Paul Smith, son of fellow co-owner Derrick Smith, said: "That was very pleasing and I thought Ryan gave him a lovely ride. He appreciated the step up in trip, no doubt, he's an uncomplicated horse, he travels well so I suppose it will be the French Derby or the English Derby. We know he gets 10 furlongs well and he'd probably get a mile and a half the way he runs so we're delighted with him.
O'Brien landed a big-race double at Chester with Point Lonsdale winning the Group Three feature, the tote.co.uk Supporting Racing Ormonde Stakes. O'Brien's five-year-old won the Huxley Stakes over an extended 1m2f at this meeting last year and although things didn't go to plan afterwards as he returned to Group One company, he is set to be challenging at the top level again following another victory on the Roodee.
Trainer O'Brien was not at Chester, but speaking from his Ballydoyle yard he added: "He's such a lovely horse, so honest and genuine. You can run him over all sorts of trips, he's comfortable at 10 furlongs, today was the furthest he's gone but he could even get further. What today has done is open up all sorts of options.
Winning jockey Marquand said: "The idea was to get him out of the gate and get him travelling in a comfortable position – when you have that draw around here you don't want to be giving it away. He had some problems with the gates last time, but Jake Launchbury has done a fantastic job with him getting that sorted and he didn't miss a beat so it was a job well done. The ground has sharpened up a good bit, but he had form on fast ground before.
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