Hawk Wing works well

RACING/News: Hawk Wing pleased his connections after working over a mile at the Curragh yesterday.

RACING/News: Hawk Wing pleased his connections after working over a mile at the Curragh yesterday.

The National Stakes winner, ridden by Colm O'Donoghue, galloped with another Group One winner, Sholokhov, and went clear inside the final furlong.

"They just swang along but he looked to do it well," said Aidan O'Brien, who minutes earlier had watched Rock Of Gibraltar beat the older horse, Bach, in another piece of work over a mile.

"I have to be very happy with that. Bach led him, and they went a nice even pace," said O'Brien, who could consider the French 2,000 Guineas for the Dewhurst winner.

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"We could run two or three in the English Guineas, including possibly Tendulkar. We have to run them to see a bit of reality about where we are," he added.

Other Ballydoyle stars to work were the St Leger winner, Milan, and the Moyglare heroine, Quarter Moon; while Century City and Della Francesca have been pencilled in for next week's Guineas trials at Leopardstown.

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column