Overview
- Comanche Brave, which won the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday, produced a career-best performance to hold off Venetian Sun by a length with Satono Reve third.
- Billy Loughnane took a first-time ride for Donnacha O'Brien and said he was grateful for the 'spare ride' after nursing Comanche Brave through the downhill section and timing the finish.
- Trainer Donnacha O'Brien praised the horse's speed and the owners' faith after buying him from runners in Saudi Arabia and noted the colt had come out of the race well.
- Connections have options for the autumn campaign including the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup and the Flying Five at the Curragh with travel or a drop back to five furlongs both under consideration and ground likely to influence the choice.
- The win caps a season of progression for the four-year-old son of Wootton Bassett who had form in the Middle East and Hong Kong and won the Group 2 Greenlands at the Curragh, and it furthers the O'Brien family's role in breeding and training top sprinters.