Good To Follow proves well-named

Good To Follow the well-backed favourite, justified the money when coming home strongly along the stand's rail to capture the opening www.thetote.com Handicap under Pat Smullen at the Curragh. Blue Dahlia struck on a furlong and a half out and looked a likely scorer but Smullen galvanised the victorious daughter of Kyllachy from the Eddie Lynam stable to get up and beat the former by three parts of a length.

Smullen remarked afterwards: "She is a very very consistent filly and I had a nightmare on her last time in Cork. Eddie gave me another go though and thankfully I took the second chance and got the win.

"I walked the track this morning and didn't think it was too bad but we've had heavy showers since and it's soft now. The rain is definitely against Profound Beauty (in the Leger) but the colt in the National Stakes (A Word Apart) is from a progressive family, he won well at Leopardstown and I'd be hopeful that he'll put in a good performance."