Diego Velazquez, though now a 4YO, has raced only ten times with nine of those runs in stakes company.  His trainer has said he got it very wrong when expecting him to compete in middle distance races and he has come into his own when running over seven, eight or nine furlongs.  Winning the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh on the 20^th was his second GR2 win.  It was achieved over a shorter 7f, a distance he had not run over since his 2YO days.  Normally sitting off the pace, his jockey Ryan Moore on this occasion kept him close to the lead and took over at the furlong mark to go on and win his race.

His trainer said afterwards that a mile is his best trip.  He said he is a very brave horse and though 7f was less than ideal he was not going to lie down or be caught.  The Jacques Le Morois, a GR1 in France is likely to be his next target.