Lake Victoria withstood a powerful problem from 50-1 outsider California Dreamer to take victory within the Irish 1,000 Guineas on the Curragh.
Like Discipline of Gold within the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, the 10-11 shot was out to rebound from a disappointing show at Newmarket.
Aidan O’Brien’s filly had been unbeaten, together with a win on the Breeders’ Cup, previous to the 1,000 Guineas this month, however got here in sixth out of 10 runners.
In a formidable response below Ryan Moore, the three-year-old needed to be affected person earlier than displaying her class, using alongside the rail earlier than gliding forward of California Dreamer to win by two-and-a-quarter lengths, with Cercene (20-1) in third.
“She ran fantastically at this time,” Moore advised RTE Sport after profitable this race for the fourth time.
“She’s come on massively from Newmarket. It is actually thrilling.”
It was an eleventh win on this race for O’Brien however his first since 2021.
