AIDAN O’Brien, who trained the winner of both the Lingfield Derby and Oaks Trials on Saturday afternoon, also enjoyed a four-timer at Naas. Garden Of Eden spearheaded that quartet when winning the Listed Darley Irish EBF Naas Oaks Trial Stakes over an extended mile and a quarter.

Sent off 6/1, the Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith-owned filly led inside the final furlong to beat Jaliyah a length.

“Obviously I was running her over the wrong trip, she wanted to go further,” said O’Brien.

“Saxon Warrior is doing very well and obviously they are middle distance horses, a mile and a quarter and Ben (Coen) even said she’d get a mile and a half. He gave her a very good ride. She stays very well obviously. She has a little bit of class and I’d say she loved the ground. All those races are open to her now.”

Initial winner

First Approach was the initial Ballydoyle winner on the afternoon when staying on best under Wayne Lordan to land the opening five-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

Despite being weak in the market (4/5 to 5/2) and slow away from the stalls, the Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith-owned colt prevailed by one and a quarter lengths from Amiata.

Aidan O’Brien said: “We’re delighted. He came forward from Dundalk.

“Wayne said he was green enough still for a horse that had a run, but he won grand.

“He could be an Ascot horse, we might give him another run somewhere if we can get one into him.

“He said five or six is not a problem, he said he’s not short of speed. When he got into him he found plenty.”

Smart performance

Jockey Wayne Lordan completed a double as Albert Einstein made a winning debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

The well-supported 1/2 favourite was sitting just behind Evening Blues two furlongs out, when the pair engaged in a battle and stretched clear of the rest of the field.

Inside the final furlong, the son of Wootton Bassett merely had to be pushed out to overcome that rival by one and a quarter lengths.

O’Brien said of the D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg-owned juvenile: “He was never away and that’s the first time he’s come off the bridle. We’re delighted with him.

“You can see the size and power of him. We’ll see where he fits in. We always thought he was a Coventry horse, you’d like to get another run into him before.”

TWO million guineas purchase Galveston brought up a treble for Wayne Lordan and four-timer for Aidan O’Brien in the mile and a quarter Alto Equine Building Solutions Rated Race.

The son of Frankel led after two furlongs and kept on best to beat Ger Lyons’ Heather by a length and three quarters.

O’Brien commented of the Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Peter M Brant-owned winner: “He’s a hardy horse and he’ll stay further. He’s lazy, that’s why we put the blinkers on him to wake him up.

“Wayne gave him a very good ride and said he will stay further. That was a conditions, so he’ll have to go to a stakes race now. He could go to something like the Gallinule.”

Temperance off the mark

The Katie McGivern-trained Temperance recorded a first success when leading close home to win the Declan Landy Fencing Handicap. Chris Hayes got the 5/1 chance up to score by half a length for owner Thomas Hore.

McGivern said: “She’s always been a very good filly. I ran her in the Birdcatcher and thought she’d win that. I put a tongue-tie on her to see if it would improve her and she didn’t jump and got into all the trouble. She looked like the winner of the race to me, but didn’t get the run.

“I said we’d go back to maidens and we kept bumping into one. I’ve always thought she’s a blacktype filly, but couldn’t win my maiden. It was either the 0-80 against older horses or this. On paper and homework she should win that, but she just hadn’t won.”

SURPASS And Shine was well-backed from 9/1 into 9/2 before winning the five-furlong Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap for Pat Flynn. Carrying the colours of the trainer’s wife, the colt made all under Billy Lee.

The pair looked in trouble on the way to the line, with a trio of horses making a late surge, however, none could pass the leader, who just held Irish Rumour by a head.

“I was second twice on him over seven and he pulled his way to the front both times and was only collared late on,” said Billy Lee. “We were chancing the five, but he has plenty of boot and looking at him there this year he’s got stronger.

“He’s a big horse with a big stride and I just wanted to let him use it. He kept going well, but he does have a look in front and probably gave the others an opportunity to get at him. You’d be hoping there is a bit more to come from him.”

Close finish

Tawaazon led close home under Keithen Kennedy to win the TRM Kurasyn Handicap by a neck. Despite dropping his whip under two furlongs out, Tawaazon responded to his jockey’s urgings to get the better of Pinar Del Rio. Trainer John Andrew Kinsella said of the J O Mythen owned 7/1 chance: “He’s tumbled down the handicap. He’s a fair work horse.

“He toughed it out well there, he looked in trouble a furlong out, but he wanted it today. That’s his first win for me, he’s down the handicap a long way since we got him so he’s entitled to get that. He’s got his head in front now, so hopefully he can get it in front again.”

”She’s leery”

Rory Cleary was seen at his strongest when getting the Noel Meade-trained Calrissiana home by a neck in the Nursery Of Champions Fillies’ Maiden.

Meade later commented of the Wendy O’Leary owned 12/1 winner: “She ran on soft ground here the last day and couldn’t handle it at all. She had a couple of good runs last year and wasn’t mad about the all-weather.

“She’s leery and she does nothing without blinkers and she was only doing enough there all the time. I’d imagine what we’ll do now is try and pick up some blacktype now, she could sneak a bit. She loves fast ground and she actually keeps trying for you.”