Apples And Bananas (5/2) gained the Goffs Million at The Curragh on Saturday for coach Joseph O’Brien and steady jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle.
Carrying the colors of MacLennan, Shanahan, Magnier and Smith, the two-year-old son of Wootton Bassett battled with race favorite Antelope Canyon (5/4 favorite) and Wayne Lordan inside the ultimate furlong of the race, with the previous getting the higher hand by a head.
Regardless of a stewards’ inquiry being known as, the consequence remained unchanged.
Joseph O’Brien additionally supplied the third and fourth place finishers with Celtic Motif (16/1) and Valencia (9/1) respectively.
Celtic Motif, within the fingers of Mikey Sheehy, was three lengths behind the runner-up, however had a size and a half in hand on his steady companion, Valencia and Chris Hayes.
