Lordan’s fine season continues

WAYNE Lordan’s season continues. On Thursday, he rode Royal Lytham in the Group 2 Tattersalls July Stakes at Newmarket, he wore the Michael Tabor silks and the blue cap, not the blue and orange striped cap, and he got home by a short-head.

Then he came back to Leopardstown on Thursday evening and, wearing the blue and orange striped cap this time, he won the Group 3 Stanerra Stakes on Peach Tree.

Lordan has generally been good for at least one Group 1 winner a year in recent years. In 2013, he won the Phoenix Stakes on the David Wachman-trained Sudirman.

In 2014, he won the Diamond Jubilee and the July Cup on the Eddie Lynam-trained Slade Power. In 2015, he won the Nassau Stakes and the Matron Stakes on Legatissimo, again for David Wachman.

In 2017, he won the 1000 Guineas on Winter and the Matron Stakes on Hydrangea, both for Aidan O’Brien. In 2018, he won the Fillies’ Mile on Iridessa for Joseph O’Brien. And this year, he has won the 1000 Guineas on the Aidan O’Brien-trained Hermosa and the Pretty Polly Stakes on old friend Iridessa.

The Group 1 ball started to roll with Sole Power, the 100/1 winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes in 2010, and only one year has gone by in the last seven in which Wayne Lordan has not ridden at least one Group 1 winner. It’s a fine record.