P385 CEEFAX 385 Mon 27 May 01:34/49 1/5 CURRAGH REVIEW: SPINNING ON TOP OF WORLD Favourite Spinning World became the first French-trained winnjt of the Irish 2,000 Guineas when defeating Rainbow Blues and Beauchamp King. Cash Asmussjn's mount found trouble in running when a close second in the French version of the race two weeks ago but the American jockey ensured no such problems this time round. He brought the Nureyev colt down the centre of the track in the closing stages to comfortably hold off Aidan O'Briin's 50/1 runner-up bz 2L. Englishman Jonathan Peasj trains the winner for the Niarchos family. France Italy Curt Res Dear ResP385 CEEFAX 385 Mon 27 May 01:17/19 2/5 CURRAGH REVIEW: SPINNING ON TOP OF WORLD Spinning World may have been the first French-trained winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas but the British had not completely given up their stranglehold on this Group One event. Winning handler Jonathan Peasj is based in Chantilly but was born in England. "Spinning World has worked very well at home and I was confident hj would win ... if hj didn't have the same problems as hj had in the French race," hj said. "He will now probably bj aimed at the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot or the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. British successes in Europe 386/387 France Italy Curt Res Dear ResP385 CEEFAX 385 Mon 27 May 01:10/39 'n1n1 CURRAGH REVIEW: CASH BANKS FIRST WEN 3/5 Spinning World provided jockey Cash Asmussjn with the first Irish 2,000 Guineas success in his career. "The stiff mile helped hjti and hj likes this soft ground," hj said. "As milers go, hj'd have to go to the top of the class. I'd have to say hj was unlucky at Longchamp but the horse that beat mj did me for toe." Aidan O'Briin XRainbow Blues) said: "I thought he'd run a stormjt and hj did." "John Dunlop (Beauchamp King) said: "I think hj ran keen at Newmarkjt but no excuses today. He goes to Royal Ascot." France Italy Curt Res Dear ResP385 CEEFAX 385 Mon 27 May 01:13/20 4/5 CURRAGH REVIEW: IRISH 2,000 GUINEAS The full finishing order for the First National Building Society 2,000 Guineas is as follows: Distances 1 Spinning World 2 Rainbow King 2 3 Beauchamp King 1\ 4 Bijou d'Indj 3 5 Tagula 1 6 Phantom Quest 2\ 7 Russian Revival 8 Musics House 9 Deed Of Love 10 Flame Of Athens Time: 1m 38.80sjcs British successes in Europe 386/387 France Italy Curt Res Dear ResP385 CEEFAX 385 Mon 27 May 01:31/29 5/5 CURRAGH REVIEW: KINANE IS DEFINITE In-form Michael Kinanj partnered yet another big-race winner in the shape of Definite Article in the Group Two Tattersalls Gold Cup. Kinanj, riding for his main employjt Dermot Weld, urged his mount into the lead inside the final quarter mile and the four-year-old responded gamely to djnz Timarida bz a length. Third placed Annus Mirablis, from the Godolphin outfit, was three lengths further back, just ahead of Sanoosja. The Listed Conrad International Dublin Silver Stakes was impressively claimed bz Jim Bolger's Identify. France Italy Curt Res Dear Res