Carlo Bugatti (5/2 second favourite) displayed a willing attitude and plenty of ability to score on his debut in the opening Donnelly's Of Barna European Breeders Fund Maiden at Galway.

Coming down the hill in the final half mile Joseph O'Brien had to get after the son of Montjeu.

However it's more about what they do when they hit the rising ground at Ballybrit and the juvenile went into overdrive approaching the straight.

Favourite, Whitey O' Gwaun (a bit keen early on) for the Weld team, wasn't going to go down without a fight though and it was only in the closing stages that the Ballydoyle victor got on top, crossing the line three parts of a length to the good.

In a good sign of any maiden the rest were well stretched out behind with a six and a half length gap back to the third placed Bogardus (a 5/1 shot with the benefit of two previous runs).

Joseph, on his 103rd winner of the campaign, said: "He jumped well and he's a nice horse. He was caught wide which wasn't ideal and he was a bit green throughout the race."

The other Aidan O'Brien runner, Buonarroti (Seamie Heffernan up, a 7/1 chance) finished in fourth, beaten a total of nine lengths. (DM & EM)