By Tom Frary
Justifying 10-11 favouritism in The Curragh's opening mile maiden on Saturday, Ballydoyle's Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett) made all under Wayne Lordan deputising for the stricken Ryan Moore. Always comfortable setting his own tempo, the son of the dual Group 1 winner Hydrangea (Galileo) who was fifth on debut here earlier this month saw off Mr Vettori (Lope De Vega) to score by 1 1/2 lengths.
✅ Off the mark
Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett x Hydrangea) opens the account at the second time of asking for team Ballydoyle @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/PGo9dlH8vP
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Hydrangea, who is also responsible for Dubawi's Listed Hurry Harriet Stakes winner and British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes runner-up Wingspan and Listed Tetrarch Stakes winner Officer, is a full-sister to the Group 1-winning The United States and Hermosa and to Salsa whose daughter of Wootton Bassett, Whirl, is one of the best in the yard having won this year's Nassau and Pretty Polly. Hermosa is also the dam of this year's G3 Hampton Court Stakes winner and Grand Prix de Paris runner-up Trinity College also by Dubawi, while this is the stellar dynasty of Last Tycoon. Hydrangea's yearling is full-brother to Hawk Mountain, while she also has a colt foal by Justify.
1st-Curragh, €20,000, Mdn, 8-30, 2yo, 8fT, 1:44.83, gd.
HAWK MOUNTAIN (IRE) (c, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB}–Hydrangea {Ire} {G1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $1,313,667}, by Galileo {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $14,722.
O-Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Coolmore; T-Aidan O'Brien.
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