Purview won the Dubai Duty Free International Stakes at the Curragh | report and replay

Sent off the even money favourite, Purview was stepping up in class but down in trip to 10 furlongs having smoothly collected a listed race here last month but neither proved an obstacle to the Juddmonte owned son of Kingman who holds entries in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes among others.

A winner of four of his seven career starts for Dermot Weld, Purview twice finished second at this level in 2025 - behind Delacroix in the Derby Trial and to Snellen in the Meld Stakes - but had little difficulty in gaining a first Group race success.

Settled in second, just ahead of Trustyourinstinct, behind Sindria, Colin Keane moved Purview into a clear second passing halfway and the two took up the running at the two pole on the bridle, in contrast to their rivals.

While Purview breezed clear, Geryon found himself short of room behind the weakening Sindria and the outpaced Trustyourinstinct but the leader was away and gone.

Trustyourinstinct and Hotazhell made late inroads inside the final furlong but it appeared as though Purview was only idling. The winning margin of three parts of a length did no justice to his superiority.

Keane told Racing TV: "He was probably entitled to do that after the last day, coming back to a mile and a quarter on quicker ground was the only little question mark.

"He ran on good-to-firm last year in France and he never let himself down but it's kind ground, there's a good cover of grass there, and thankfully he got away with it. He quickened by Dylan [Browne McMonagle] well for half a furlong and then he's just waiting, he'll do that in the mornings as well. He'll pick up and then he'll wait but if something came to him he'd have went again.

"I'd say a mile and a half with some ease in the ground is where you'd possibly see the best of him but all in all, he's just a classy colt. He's a more mature, finished article this year. Mr Weld has been very patient with him and hopefully he can keep progressing."

Weld admitted there is a "long-term plan" to take Purview to Keeneland for the Breeders' Cup Turf, a race he won at the same venue with Tarnawa in 2020.

He said: "He was very good. I was slightly concerned bringing him back in distance from a mile and a half but he's a horse with a lot of class.

"I always loved this horse, he's a great-moving horse, but he was very immature both mentally and physically and it's taken him to be a four-year-old to really blossom into what I hope will be the best if yet to come.

"He did exceptionally well over the winter, we took out time with him this spring. He won so impressively here over a mile and a half, I always wanted to run him over a mile and a half. I appreciate the pedigree wouldn't exactly indicate that. Now he's relaxing so well, we're very happy that could still be his optimum distance.

"I just wanted to give him his chance back over 10 furlongs today because we have a long-term plan for him. Colin Keane and I were very happy we won the Breeders' Cup Turf with Tarnawa a couple of years ago in Keeneland; it's back there again and I think it could be a very suitable race for him.

"He's a stayer with speed, he's a class horse and the best is yet to come. I'd say it's quite possible he could go for the Irish Champion Stakes, he's entered in the Arc and we'll review it. He just wants nice ground and if it got very testing ground for the Arc, it wouldn't be for him.

"They've done a wonderful job here at the Curragh with the ground, it's a great credit to them."

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