Giant Sequoia makes no mistake at the second time of asking

Giant Sequoia looked the part in taking the Barronstown Stud Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden at the Curragh.

Beaten into third at odds of 4-9 on his debut here, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Frankel colt was the same price to show the benefit of that experience and duly did so with the minimum of fuss, tracking Bull Shark before starting to get into top gear over two furlongs out.

Pushed nicely clear from there, Ryan Moore’s mount had two and a quarter lengths to spare over fellow Ballydoyle runners Oklahoma and Shakespeare.

O’Brien – who won this race in 2023 – said: “He had a lovely run here the first day and he came on lovely. He is a lovely big horse. You’d be delighted with him. I couldn’t be happier really.

“He’ll have no problem staying at seven (furlongs); he’ll have no problem going up to a mile. He’ll only get better. He is a big, powerful horse.”