< Fame And Glory powered to an impressive victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh, enhancing Aidan O'Brien's fine record in the race.
The Ballydoyle maestro, winning for a record seventh time, was responsible for six of the 11-runner field and it was his outsider Rockhampton who set the testing tempo.
Sent off the 8-11 favourite to go one better than when second in the Epsom equivalent, Fame And Glory travelled well near the back in the early exchanges.
Johnny Murtagh brought him through in the straight and although Golden Sword battled on having taken it up on the turn for home, Fame And Glory surged past to score by five lengths.
The John Oxx-trained Mourayan was a highly creditable third, but had no answer to the front two.< Alfred Nobel was handed quotes as low as 14-1 for next year's 2000 Guineas after giving O'Brien an 11th Railway Stakes victory from the past 13 renewals.
The Danehill Dancer colt has made gradual progress with every run and was backed into 6-4 favouritism having broke his duck at Leopardstown last month.
The market support was justified when Murtagh eased him to the front and he pulled a length and a quarter clear of In Some Respect < Benbaun (5-1) returned to prominence with an easy victory in the Group Three Dubai Duty Free Millenium Millionaire Sapphire Stakes.
A six-times course winner for former trainer Mark Wallace, the eight-year-old was registering his first success for the Kevin Ryan team.
Pat Smullen had the winner handy throughout and after easing past Inxile around two furlongs out, he extended clear and scored by two and a half lengths from Snaefell
Smullen completed a double on Famous Name who routed his opposition in the Woodies D.I.Y. Celebration Stakes.
Dermot Weld's charge relished the drop into Listed company and stormed to a five-length victory from Jumbajukiba < Mountain Coral enhanced his remarkable strike-rate when taking the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Scurry Handicap.
The Frank Oakes-trained 8-1 shot has been shooting up the weight
