By Tom Frary
Aidan O'Brien was getting serious for the first time at Naas on Sunday and the early tempo was set by the €1million Arqana May Breeze-Up buy Accredited (Siyouni). Fourth at Dundalk in October, the full-brother to last year's Greenham Stakes third Saracen stayed on to deny the well-backed Sindagan (Mehmas) in the seven-furlong maiden for colts and geldings.
From the family of Mohaather (Showcasing), the 2 1/2-length winner is the stable's first turf winner of the current campaign. “He'd done very well throughout the winter and is very straightforward and laid-back with a lovely mind,” O'Brien said.
“Ryan said he'll be fine going up to a mile, so we'll probably go for a winner's race and then to stakes. He had a long break after the breeze-ups and it took a while to get him back fit, but we knew there was no rush.”
Nice ride from Ryan Moore, who galvanises €1m buy Accredited (Siyouni) to a first success on his return to action in the Westerberg silks at @NaasRacecourse pic.twitter.com/oEMNy524Tp
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 22, 2026
The dam, who is also responsible for the Listed-placed Imperial Yellow (New Bay), is a half to five Stakes performers including the Prix Morny runner-up Gallagher (Bahamian Bounty) and Roodeye (Inchinor), who produced Showcasing's Sussex Stakes hero Mohaather and multiple Graded-Stakes scorer and Stakes producer Prize Exhibit. This is also the family of last year's Coronation Stakes heroine Cercene (Australia).
3rd-Naas, €14,000, Mdn, 3-22, 3yo/up, c/g, 7fT, 1:35.65, sf.
ACCREDITED (FR) (c, 3, Siyouni {Fr}–Soteria {Ire}, by Acclamation {GB}) Sales history: €290,000 Ylg '24 ARQDOY; €1,000,000 2yo '25 ARQBRU. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $10,569. O-Westerberg, Mrs Magnier, Tabor, Smith; B-China Horse Club International Ltd; T-Aidan O'Brien.
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