Gary Carson

City Of Dubai secured victory over favourite Oklahoma in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Killarney, extending the race’s history of producing future Derby winners. Guided by Billy Lee for trainer Paddy Twomey, the newcomer finished strongly to win by half a length, with Francillon taking second ahead of the odds-on favourite. Twomey described the colt as a promising three-year-old prospect likely to improve over longer distances and indicated no immediate major race targets while planning a gradual progression.