Supasundae beats Taquin Du Seuil in Coral Cup at Cheltenham
Thursday 1 February 2018 14:54, UK
Supasundae bounced back to his best form to claim the Coral Cup and strike a blow for Ireland at the Cheltenham Festival.
The 16/1 shot, trained by Jessica Harrington, stuck on well after hitting the front at the second last, beating Taquin Du Seuil (12/1) by a couple of lengths under Robbie Power.
Outsiders Who Dares Wins (33/1) and Monksland (66/1) filled out the remaining places.
Power said: "He's galloped all the way to the line.
"He was a very, very good bumper horse and beat Yanworth in the (Ascot) Bumper.
Harrington added: "I only inherited him this year from Henry de Bromhead so it's absolutely fantastic.
"Good ground was the real making of him. We knew he'd improve a real lot on that ground.
"The main priority going out was to get a good position and to find a bit of room.
"I had a lovely run the whole way. I was confident when we got better ground that he'd be a better horse.
"I said he'd be competitive in this race and thankfully he was."
