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Donagh O’Connor records his first-ever track treble at Cork

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Homeless Songs won the 1,000 Guineas earlier in the day. Aidan's Ivy League finished seventh of nine behind the winner Native Trail. Jim Bolger's Wexford Native came third. Ryan Moore's High Definition lost the Tattersalls Gold Cup. Joseph O'Brien's State of Rest finished third in a race of the meeting. Three of top races went for export to Britain. P.J. J. Fitzgerald, Barry J Fitzgerald and Andrew Slattery won races. The democratic spread of success was evident at the Guines meeting with wins for strong yards like Joseph, Johnny Murtagh, Ger Lyons and Jessie Harrington.

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Jim Bolger Donagh O'Connor Chris Hayes Wayne Lordan Seamie Heffernan Kevin Manning Ryan Moore Native Trail Ger Lyons Group 1 Joseph O'Brien
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