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33 for Gleneagles
Brilliant (3 f ex Plying by Hard Spun) became the 33rd individual stakes winner for Coolmore Stud stallion Gleneagles (Galileo) when producing a determined effort to land Monday’s Express Stakes (Gr 3, 1m) at the Curragh. Ridden by Declan McDonogh for Aidan O’Brien, the three-year-old filly was game at the finish to deny Alpheratz (Phoenix Of Spain) by a half-length with a further three-quarters of a length back to favourite Goldana (Galileo Gold) in third. Brilliant is a half-sister to four winners, including four-time Group 1 scorer Alcohol Free (No Nay Never), who was purchased by Yulong for 5.4 million guineas at the 2022 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. The dam, Plying (Hard Spun), has also produced fellow stakes winner Alexander James (Camelot) and was also acquired by Yulong in 2021 at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale where she fetched €825,000. Gleneagles stands for a fee of €17,500 (approx. AU$29,035).