He won the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot back in 2007 and from his first crop Excellent Art is getting winners, his daughter Experience justifying odds-on favouritism in style in the opener at Navan under Billy Lee.
Lee rode the Tipperary runner-up with maximum confidence and his faith in the juvenile was well-placed as she quickened up to put the outcome beyond doubt in a matter of strides. The 1/2 shot stayed on well to beat the promising first-timer Lightening Pearl
David Wachman trains Experience, who runs in the Derrick Smith colours and a representative of the Longfield Stud handler said: "She's a nice filly and learned a lot from her first run. She won well and will go for a stakes race next."