Donagh O'Connor

Saturday's two-year-old maiden at Navan boasted Charles Darwin, Camille Pissarro, River Tiber and Aesop's Fables as it's last four winners and the latest renewal taken by Tribeca (Blue Point) will be worth further study. "He's a nice horse. He's still babyish, he's still green and I don't know how quick he is yet," trainer Robson De Aguiar said. "He's an end-of-April foal and he has a lot to improve. A big, strong horse and I'd say he has a bright future. He has a very good mentality for a Blue...

The word was out for the Robson De Aguiar-trained Maria Quiteria (Churchill) at Dundalk on Friday evening and the filly lived up to all expectations with a command performance. Sent off the 4-9 favourite for the five-furlong two-year-old maiden won 12 months ago by Starman's Lady Iman, the €25,000 Goffs Orby Book 1 graduate was on the front end from the outset under Donagh O'Connor and hit the line with 4 1/4 lengths to spare over stablemate Belle Island (Ubettabelieveit). "Maria Quiteria is a nice filly who has shown a lot...

While she may not be heading to any Triple Crown races, Amo Racing's progressive filly Blanc De Blanc (Not This Time) was taking all the qualifying points available with a command performance in Friday's Patton Race at Dundalk. Shaping with more professionalism than on her winning debut over this mile and course last month, the Robson De Aguiar-trained 7-2 favourite was able to track stablemate Flanker Jet (Oasis Dream) before striking a furlong out. Pushed out to the line by Donagh O'Connor, she registered a three-length verdict over Whatchadoin (Starman). "She's...

Moyglare Stud's homebred Elizabeth Jane (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}--Sapphire {Ire}, by Medicean {GB}) sported her owner's second silks for Saturday's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden and made a mockery of 16-1 odds with a power-packed display, collecting a 'TDN Rising Star' badge, in the one mile distaffers' test. The March-foaled chestnut was off the tempo in rear for the most part and inched forward rounding the home turn. Nudged along at the top of the straight, she made relentess headway to gain an edge passing the furlong marker and scooted...