The Classic winning Joyce silks, memorably successful on Saoire in the Irish 1,000 Guineas in 2005, had their first successful airing in Ireland in quite a while when Marguerite's colours were carried to victory by Wayne Lordan on Captain Obvious in the opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden at Naas.

Always on the pace in this six furlong event which appeared to take plenty of getting, Captain Obvious, a juvenile son of Choisir (a 15,000 Euro Goffs graduate from last September) led from a furlong out and he kept at it well to beat the easy-to-back staying on favourite, Qatar's Pearl by a length and a quarter.

David Wachman trains Captain Obvious, home-bred by the Joyces and he reported by phone: "He is a nice colt. We've always liked him and he has always gone nicely at home.

"He was green towards the finish and he should improve quite a bit. He'll be able to step-up in grade now and he'll have no problem going a bit further."