An impressive eight length winner of the G3 Anglesey Stakes as a juvenile, this was only his fourth career outing, and his first of 2011. After a delayed start, the son of Shamardal tucked in behind the other runners, taking the lead a furlong out and exerting his superiority to win by two lengths.
Owned and bred by John Connaughton, Dunboyne Express is out of the Polish Precedent mare Love Excelling, a half-sister to Love Divine – dam of St Leger winner Sixties Icon.
This continues the great run of form for Shamardal, who stands at Kildangan Stud in Ireland for a fee of €50,000. He sired no fewer than 14 Stakes winners in 2010, including G1 Racing Post Trophy hero Casamento and the dual G1-winning Lope De Vega.
