Casamento: finished second in the National Stakes on only his second start PICTURE: Caroline Norris Casamento added to field for Sunday's Beresford By Jessica Lamb 12:58PM 21 SEP 2010 CASAMENTO, second to Breeders' Cup-bound Pathfork in the Boylesports.com Vincent O'Brien National Stakes, has been supplemented for Sunday's Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh. RELATED LINKS Beresford card 2,000 Guineasbetting Trained by Mick Halford for Sheikh Mohammed, Casamento was having just his second start in the National Stakes having landed a Tipperary maiden on his debut and is as short as 12-1 for the 2,000 Guineas.
Halford said on Tuesday: "He had a lot of options after the National Stakes, but we decided this morning to supplement for the Beresford. I'm very pleased with him since his run and he's working very well."The 78 initial entries were on Tuesday whittled down to 14, plus Casamento, whose connections stumped up €10,000 to enter at the last possible moment.Dunboyne Express, as short as 14-1 for the 2,000 Guineas, was the most notable absentee, but trainer Kevin Prendergast could still be represented by Longhunter.Champion trainer Aidan O'Brien holds eight entries - Eskimo, Factum, Long Live The King, Master Of Hounds, Robin Hood, Samuel Morse, unraced Seville and Treasure Beach. FacebookDeliciousDiggStumbleUpon Tags: Casamento
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