THE Irish-bred horse Endless Drama, runner-up in the Irish 2000 Guineas in 2015, landed the Group 2 Easter Cup for trainer Tony Pike over 1,600 metres at Ellerslie on Saturday.

The Loup De Vega horse was kept away from the early speed. Rolling off the rail at the 300 with a clear sight of the line ahead of him, Leith Innes kept Endless Drama on-task as the pair won by a neck from the fast finishing Elusive City gelding Watch This Space and the Savabeel mare Yearn.

“He (Innes) sat and waited until the 200 metres to let him go and he has got that electric turn of foot that he showed at Hawkes Bay,” said Pike. “We thought we had him back in form then and we were quietly confident heading into today. He’s quite a big, gross, heavy horse and just ridden that little bit quieter means he can get in a better rhythm and show that turn of foot.”

With Group 1 placing in England and Ireland, the Qatar Bloodstock-owned Endless Drama found his way to Chris Waller in Sydney before being transferred to Pike at Cambridge after he was unplaced at Otaki. Having been in the Pike stable since February, this is the Qatar Bloodstock-owned horse’s fourth win from 23 starts.