Sonnyboyliston: joined Charles Byrnes | Racingfotos.com
Via Brian Sheerin
Regarded by many as one of the best versatile coaches in Ireland, Charles Byrnes has taken over training the elite Flat Stay player and scorer for Ireland St Leger 2021 Sonnyboyliston, who could be out. eyes for his new relationships at the Dubai Gold Cup on March 25 .
Sonnyboyliston (Ire) (Power {GB}) has not been seen since finishing second in a valuable handicap in Riyadh almost a year ago to Johnny Murtagh, who guided the team to six wins in career, including an epic in the previously valuable Sky Bet Ebor that robbed Ireland of St Leger in that same memorable season.
However, the six-year-old, who has worn the colors of Kildare Racing Club in all 15 starts of his career and won more than 1 million euros in prize money, has been sold privately to continue his career. his career with Byrnes.
Speaking to What’s The Craic DubEye, a new Irish-run website in Dubai, Byrnes explained how the Gold Cup at Meydan could be Sonnyboyliston’s first stop, and said: “For sure, Dubai will be the first stopover for Sonnyboyliston. a possibility if it doesn’t come again. soon for him.
He added, “We have Sonnyboyliston. It was interesting to introduce his profile–a winner of the Ireland St Leger and Ebor awards. We are very lucky to have him. We are very happy.”
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Cheltenham Festival and Royal Ascot-winning trainer, who sent Run For Oscar (Ire) to take down Cesarewitch at Newmarket in October, also revealed that Sonnyboyliston’s new owner has also sent him a sister half-brother with the one who stayed in the star.
Byrnes said, “We also have his half-sister [by Starspangledbanner (Aus)] and she will start early in Flat Season. She is also very interesting. Hopefully she’ll be on the right track.”
His Flat chain may be growing but Byrnes will forever be associated with looting the riches of the big races through jumps and is charting the road towards this year’s Cheltenham Festival with hope. Pertemps Final’s top hopes are Shoot First (Ire) and Stayers’ Hurdle candidate Blazing Khal (Ire), who the coach admits is only 50-50 to enter the race.
Byrnes said, “We had a great day at Cheltenham with Shoot First when he won qualifying in October. He’s owned by a lot of guys. He’s now eligible for the Festival so hopefully he’ll get there with a chance.
Regarding Blazing Khal, he added, “We are 50-50. We haven’t had a great run with him the whole time but I think we’re getting back on track to some extent. Whether Cheltenham came too soon for him remains controversial. We’ll try to see him next month and start from there. You have Aintree and Punchestown. You also have France, that could be an option for him in the future.”
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