Leopardstown round-up: Flight Plan completes successful raid

Flight Plan provided Danny Tudhope with another winner on Irish Champions Festival weekend when making all the running in the Dullingham Park Stakes.

Tudhope had won what used to be run as the Boomerang Stakes in 2017 on David O'Meara’s Suedois and prior to that in 2015 on Custom Cut. This time he teamed up with Karl Burke.

Flight Plan ran in the Guineas earlier in the season and had been set some stiff tasks, but he dominated throughout in the Group Two and had the race won over a furlong out, easily keeping favourite Buckaroo at bay by a length and a quarter as a 15-2 shot.

Tudhope said: "We have finally found the way to ride him.

"We have always loved this horse and it has just taken us a bit of time to figure him out, that’s the way to do it on him.

"I was surprised at that actually (getting a relatively easy lead), I had to get a good start as he didn’t break very well the last day in York. That was my main aim today, just get out and get on with it.

"He’s got a beautiful action on him and he strides out, and he’s a lovely horse with a big engine."

Diego Velazquez (8-15F) maintained his unbeaten record in the KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes, although stablemate Capulet ensured it was a close-run thing.

Bought for 2,400,000 guineas from the Tattersalls Book One sale in October, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Frankel colt had impressed on his debut at the Curragh, winning by almost five lengths.

Sent off favourite under Ryan Moore to enhance his reputation, he looked to be in the perfect position to strike three furlongs from home in the Group Two affair.

However, Moore soon had to get more serious, with Seamie Heffernan appearing to have more up his sleeve in front on Capulet.

But showing a good attitude when asked, Diego Velazquez