New Approach looked a star in the making when taking the Tyros Stakes in good style at Leopardstown on Saturday night.
Jim Bolger's colt made all in the Group 3 event and quickened smartly down the straight to record a cosy two-length success.
Brazilian Star tackled the 1/1f turning in but once Kevin Manning asked his mount to race he soon settled matters.
'He'll go for the Futurity Stakes then we'll see,' said Bolger. 'We'll have to make a choice between the National Stakes or the Goffs Million. He's a proper horse.'
Cashmans cut the winner from 25/1 to 20/1 for next year's 2,000 Guineas while Ladbrokes go 16/1. The winner is now 20/1 favourite for next year's Derby with Cashmans.
Bolger and Manning were completing a quick double as Linsalata had swooped on the outside to run out a convincing winner of the opening juvenile maiden.
Evening Time (6/4 to 5/2f) was friendless in the market ahead of the Listed Sweet Mimosa Stakes but proved a scintillating winner.
Declan McDonogh tracked the leaders and when he asked his mount to quicken early in the straight the response was electric. The Keltos filly bounded away from her rivals for a five-length victory.
'She has a good change of gear. She gets a different change of gear in soft ground,' said trainer Kevin Prendergast. 'The problem is where to go with her as she doesn't like to travel.'
Kieren Fallon was hit with a two-day ban for careless riding aboard Liscanna who drifted right coming into the straight, causing interference to Grecian Dancer.
Fracas (4/5f) was a warm order in the Group 3 Meld Stakes and produced a workmanlike performance to land the spoils.
Wayne Lordan asked his mount to go on entering the straight but he had to grind it out, scoring by half a length from Red Rock Canyon.
'He's getting cleverer by the minute and only did the bare minimum,' said trainer David Wachman. 'That was grand and we'll keep running away in these sorts of races.'
There was a sting in the tail for Lordan, who received a two-day ban for careless riding after coming across Trinity College just inside the final furlong.
Essential Fear confirmed the promise of her fast-finishing second in a Naas maiden on Wednesday when claiming the Fillies Handicap for Eddie Lynam.
Another Jayjay was rewarded for his recent consistency when making all for a two-length success in the GT Phelan Handicap.
