Electric storms to Curragh success

A review of the rest of Monday afternoon's meeting at the Curragh as King Electric landed the opener.

King Electric ran out a surprise winner of the opening Ivawood European Breeders Fund Race at the Curragh, reversing recent form with hot favourite Peace Envoy.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Peace Envoy was sent off at 4-9 having readily beaten King Electric on his racecourse bow at Dundalk, but conceding 5lb this time, the market leader could not overhaul his old adversary.

When Ryan Moore gave Peace Envoy the signal to kick on, it briefly looked as though he may pick up the leader, but King Electric (100-30) kept finding more to win by half a length .

Grand Coalition was third with Sebestian Bach finishing last of the four runners after missing the break and failing to get anywhere near back on terms.

Winning trainer Ger Lyons said: "He's a good, honest horse and we said we'd sacrifice him early doors to see if what we were seeing was right with the others. If he ran well, we would know the ones that were beating him at home were OK and we had some smart sorts.

"It was a good pot and I thought it would take a stakes horse to beat him giving away weight - if he finished second it was no harm. We've been second to Aidan's horses plenty of times.

"Colin (Keane) said the ground was riding proper soft. I don't think he's a Marble Hill horse and the first thing Colin said to me is that six furlongs would suit.

"He's a good horse with a good temperament."