Purview wins the Gr.3 International Stakes at the Curragh

Purview lands the Gr.3 International Stakes at the Curragh, claiming Group 3 honours at the third attempt.

Taken from Sporting Life, 29th June 206

Purview was stepping up in class but down in trip to 10 furlongs having smoothly collected a listed race here last month but neither proved an obstacle to the son of Kingman who holds entries in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes among others.

A winner of four of his seven career starts for Dermot Weld, Purview twice finished second at this level in 2025 but had little difficulty in gaining a first Group race success. Settled in second, just ahead of Trustyourinstinct, behind Sindria, Colin Keane moved Purview into a clear second passing halfway and the two took up the running at the two pole on the bridle, in contrast to their rivals. While Purview breezed clear, Geryon found himself short of room behind the weakening Sindria and the outpaced Trustyourinstinct but the leader was away and gone. Trustyourinstinct and Hotazhell made late inroads inside the final furlong but it appeared as though Purview was only idling. The winning margin of three parts of a length did no justice to his superiority.

Colin Keane said : "He was probably entitled to do that after the last day, coming back to a mile and a quarter on quicker ground was the only little question mark.

"He ran on good-to-firm last year in France and he never let himself down but it's kind ground, there's a good cover of grass there, and thankfully he got away with it. He quickened by Dylan [Browne McMonagle] well for half a furlong and then he's just waiting, he'll do that in the mornings as well. He'll pick up and then he'll wait but if something came to him he'd have went again.

"I'd say a mile and a half with some ease in the ground is where you'd possibly see the best of him but all in all, he's just a classy colt. He's a more mature, finished article this year. Mr Weld has been very patient with him and hopefully he can keep progressing."