Those outside the pale, in any doubt about the amount of rain recently in Dublin, got their answer as the runners splashed along at stages of the opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden at Leopardstown. In such circumstances experience was always going to be an asset with Einsteins Folly showing the benefit of three previous runs with Kevin Manning aboard for Jim Bolger.

Soon in front, the victorious Whipper colt kept going gamely from over a furlong out to beat the well-backed odds-on favourite Count Of Limonade (5/4 into 4/6) by two lengths.

Bolger's Redmondstown Stud bred the winner and an understandably pleased handler said: "He's a good sort of horse but he's been a very slow learner.

"The couple of runs at Dundalk set him up but with ground like we had out there it's always a worry until they show that they can handle it.

"He'll probably go for a Listed race now and he'll operate between six furlongs and a mile." (GC & EM)