Kevin Ryan has confirmed Inisherin will probably be supplemented for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot following his dominant victory within the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock.
Narrowly crushed by Derby contender Bellum Justum as a 50/1 shot for his racecourse debut at Newmarket in September, the Shamardal colt made a profitable begin to his three-year-old marketing campaign over a mile at Newcastle in March earlier than ending sixth within the 2000 Guineas, crushed lower than 5 lengths.
Along with proprietor Sheikh Mohammed Obaid, Ryan determined to drop his cost again to 6 furlongs for final weekend’s Group Two take a look at on Merseyside and having made a lot of the operating on his option to a runaway success from Orne and the previously-unbeaten Vandeek, he’s now set to be added to the Commonwealth Cup area at a value of £46,000.
“I was delighted with him on Saturday, he’s a horse with a lot of speed. Sheikh Mohammed Obaid was in agreement that we’d try six furlongs and we were always very confident it would suit him,” stated Ryan.
“He moved by the race nice and quickened up properly. It could in all probability be nicer for us in a race the place you can give him a lead, however he has such a excessive cruising velocity it’s important to let him use his stride.
“He is a brilliant horse to coach in that he has an excellent thoughts and an excellent structure, he is a quite simple horse to take care of.
“Sheikh Mohammed Obaid is going to supplement him for the Commonwealth Cup, all things being equal.”
