Romanised back to his best as he powers home in Minstrel Stakes

Romanised: back to winning waysCredit: Patrick McCann

Romanised put Curragh trainer Ken Condon on the map when he landed the Irish 2,000 Guineas 14 months ago, but his stable star had been without a win since.

However, he deservedly found the winning touch again when running out a decisive scorer of the Group 2 Paddy Power Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh.

Billy Lee tracked the James Tate-trained Hey Gaman, who was two from two this season, and stayed on strongly to pounce late and win by a length, with Safe Voyage back in third.

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James StevensWest Country correspondent

Published on 20 July 2019inReports

Last updated 19:12, 20 July 2019

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