London towers over Curragh Cup rivals late in the day
The Ryan Moore-ridden winner reeled in stablemate Grosvenor Square in the dying strides.
Tower Of London swooped in the final strides to snatch Group Two glory in the Comer Group International Curragh Cup. The one-mile-six-furlong contest looked likely to be a battle between the 13-8 winner and 11-8 favourite Vauban, who finished fourth in the Gold Cup at Ascot last time. However, it was Tower Of London’s fellow Aidan O’Brien inmate Grosvenor Square who set out to make all, building up a huge advantage in the hands of Gavin Ryan. He still had plenty of daylight between him and the rest of the field turning for home, with Vauban’s attempt to run down Grosvenor Square quickly petering out. Ryan’s mount was starting to tread water in the final furlong though, just as Tower Of London really engaged top gear for Ryan Moore, reeling in the leader in the final furlong to eventually prevail by a length and a quarter. Vauban was a further seven lengths back in third.SCENES 🤣
𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 comes from a mile back to land the Group 2 @curraghrace Cup under Ryan Moore. Go on, how many of you thought Gavin Ryan had pinched it on Grosvenor Square?@Ballydoyle | @coolmorestud pic.twitter.com/bcnE9EDISm — Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 20, 2024
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