Old boy Gordon back to his best
Tom Hogan's eight-year-old recorded a battling win in the Minstrel Stakes and looks to be heading for Haydock before possibly going on his travels once again
GORDON LORD BYRON rolled back the years as he recorded back-to-back victories in the Minstrel Stakes.
Having failed to fire on his first three starts this season, Tom Hogan gave him a confidence-boosting outing at Tipperary and he had his stable stalwart back on top form once again on Sunday.
The eight-year-old toughed it out in the final furlong coming home in front of Sovereign Debt and Toscanini.
Gordon Lord Byron passed the post second in this Group Three contest 12 months ago, but was later awarded the race following the disqualification of Home Of The Brave.
Hogan said: "I thought if he was right he was well capable of beating those.
"I didn't think there was a Group One horse in against him and, on his day, he's still a Group One horse.
"In his work he showed that he was as good as ever.
"He's had lifelong problems with allergies, and in the spring we thought we were losing the battle.
"He'll probably come back for a Group Three here in August (Phoenix Sprint Stakes), and he'll go back to Haydock for the Sprint Cup.
"If we get invites, he may go on his travels again."
