Seamie Heffernan 's confidence in Bondi Beach proved well justified when Aidan O'Brien's charge stamped his class on the Listed 188BET Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick.

Heffernan settled the 6/4 favourite out the back, but once he set the Galileo colt alight down the outer in the straight it was soon looking ominous for the rest.

Not seen since down the field in the Melbourne Cup in November, and agonisingly denied victory in the St Leger at Doncaster in September, Bondi Beach here went away from Altesse in the final furlong to triumph by two and three parts of a length.

"I was impressed and he won snug. He is a bit stronger and a bit more relaxed this year," revealed Heffernan.

"He could be anything but he is a good stayer."

(TW & EM)