Great Barrier Reef Extends Moore’s Flawless Weekend Tally

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By the time Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never) had crossed the line in front in Sunday's G3 Kilkea Castle Marble Hill Stakes, the weighing room collective had to admit it was Ryan Moore's world and they were just living in it.Taking his weekend Curragh tally to six-from-six including four at Group level, the supremo had to work a bit harder this time to justify picking the TDN Rising Star over the stable's other No Nay Never colt Carry The Flag but was ultimately proved right again.The pace-setting runner-up, who had beaten the card opener's winner and new TDN Rising Star Sun Goddess at Naas last time, looked to have done enough entering the final furlong but under Moore's drive the course-and-debut maiden winner Great Barrier Reef was able to wear him down and score by 1 1/4 lengths as the 8-15 favourite. The Robson De Aguiar-trained Immortal Guard (Persian Force) was the same margin back in third.Aidan O'Brien, who was registering a 14th success in this with Albert Einstein, Blackbeard, Fairyland and Caravaggio the last four, had warned before the race that Great Barrier Reef had failed to sparkle at home in the lead-up. “His last bit of work was a little bit ordinary and we weren't sure why–he was checked out and everything was fine,” the master of Ballydoyle said. “Ryan said he was a little bit babyish in the stalls today and so missed the break and was a little bit on the back foot.”“Ryan said when he got hold of him, he won very well but he is still a very babyish horse that could progress plenty,” he added. “He'll get seven in time, but if all is well he could go to the Coventry with the horse [Confucius] that won at Naas. Wayne [Lordan] was very happy with the second and he could go back to five for the Norfolk.”11Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never) remains unbeaten with a Group Three success in the Kilkea Castle Marble Hill Stakes @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/AIhHsbPwIQ— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 24, 2026The post Great Barrier Reef Extends Moore’s Flawless Weekend Tally appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.