SMUGGLER’S Cove (27-pace adjusted 37) fairly flew through the closing stages when running away with the Listed Star Appeal Stakes on Dundalk’s polytrack. He ran 44.99 seconds for the last half mile, that’s 2.06 seconds faster than either of the other seven-furlong winners. The 33.39 seconds he took for the last three furlongs was 2.2 seconds faster and he went even quicker over the last quarter mile - 21.93 seconds.

No wonder jockey Joseph O’Brien said he couldn’t believe he was so far clear when glancing across at the big screen near the finish. He ended up scoring by seven lengths.