Novis Adventus is driven out by Kevin Manning to beat Sight Hound (noseband)© Photo Healy Racing
< Pleascach turned on the style by dominating her opponents in the Irish National Stud EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas.
Jim Bolger's filly had subsequent Cheshire Oaks heroine Diamondsandrubies behind her when second on her return to action at Navan month and was sent off the 10-11 market leader to step forward from it.
Kevin Manning committed for home a furlong and a half from the finish and the further they went, the better they went, and Pleascach coasted across the line eight and a half lengths ahead of Zannda < Round Two (3-1) defied his inexperience to make a sparkling introduction in the always-informative Fishery Lane Race.
Trained by Bolger for Godolphin, the son of Teofilo threw down the challenge to odds-on market leader Argentero 150 yards from the finish and displayed a pleasing attitude to score by a length and a quarter, going away.
A treble on the card for Bolger and Manning was completed when Novis Adventus (5-1) made most in the Kill (C & G) Maiden.
Subsequent Diamond Jubilee runner-up Due Diligence won the Woodlands 100 Club Handicap for Aidan and Joseph O'Brien last year, and The Happy Prince has a similarly bright future judging by his all-the-way defeat of Penny Pepper
The 7-4 favourite scored by half a length, despite running off a true line in the closing stages, and has entries in four Group One sprints, as well as the Irish 2,000 Guineas.< Rue Bonaparte (6-4 favourite) confirmed the promise of her debut second by going one better in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.< Special Focus took the lead off Kitty Leroy inside the final quarter-mile but she wasn't in front long as Rue Bonaparte went past her and had enough in reserve to fend off Californiadreaming by half a length.< Bootsandbars an unconsidered 50-1 shot, had shown precious little in four appearances heading into the naasracecourse.com Apprentice Handicap, but teaming up with Conor McGovern did the trick and he came out best from a three-way tussle with Dandysteps and Oor Jock
