Racing: Araafa turned the form around with George Washington to land the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh for Jeremy Noseda.
Noseda's charge had finished fourth in the Newmarket equivalent but Alan Munro was always in the box seat on board the son of Mull Of Kintyre to produce a 12-1 surprise.
Kieren Fallon was sat in mid-division on the odds-on favourite George Washington but in the desperately soft conditions he was never able to fully utilise his speed and he just got the better of a battle for second with Decado.
There had been rumblings all morning that the 4-7 market leader would not take his chance in the prevailing conditions but connections took the gamble to run and it only just backfired as he failed by two lengths. Decado was a length further back in third.
It was certainly an improved performance by the winner, however, and he becomes another big winner for Munro, famous for his success on Generous in the 1991 Epsom Derby.
The rider made a decisive move over two furlongs out and though both the placed horses threatened to challenge up the straight, neither got close enough.
Noseda said: "My horse has done it well. Whether George Washington handled the ground or not who knows? But you couldn't take anything away from my horse today.
"He's sat and followed the pace and then quickened up and as soon as he took it up the race was over.
"We never had any doubts about running him, I just had a hunch that he would handle the ground well and he did," the trainer told At The Races.