Aidan O'Brien's brilliant weekend continued when Halfway To Heaven (13-2) formed part of another big-race treble for the handler in the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas.
Third in the French equivalent, she was always prominent under Seamie Heffernan but looked a sitting duck when Mad About You loomed up.
That one's effort petered out though, while the winner called upon all her resolution to repel the late thrust of 66-1 chance Tuscan Evening, who was later demoted to fourth behind Mad About You and Carribean Sunset for causing interference.
O'Brien said: "She is a hardy lady and we'll have a look at the Coronation now."
O'Brien had struck earlier when Duke Of Marmalade landed the Tattersalls Gold Cup.
The Prix Ganay winner loomed up to tackle stablemate Red Rock Canyon at the two-furlong pole, but dual Classic heroine Finsceal Beo was in close attendance and travelling well.
Superior stamina won the day though, as the 1-3 market leader fought off his rival by a length and a quarter, and a tilt at the Prince Of Wales's Stakes is next on the agenda.
Hebridean (6-4 favourite) completed the O'Brien hat-trick with an impressive burst of speed, swooping down the outside to land the Group Three Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes by two lengths from Lisvale in the manner of a most progressive performer.
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Having finished fourth on his debut, Jim Bolger's 5-2 favourite put his experience to good use, but the one to take from the race is Ballydoyle newcomer Westphalia who ran green but finished to some effect, going under by just a neck.
Bolger doubled up when Teacht An Earraig (7-2) ran out an easy winner of the Boylesports Daily Cashbacks Handicap.
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