IT was good to see John Oxx get off the mark for the season at Cork on Wednesday evening, with Highland Dress. The Godolphin colt was impressive too.He made nice progress on the stands side on the run to the two-furlong marker to join the front rank, and he picked up impressively. It was a good performance by the Shamardal colt on his racecourse debut. Arabeska brought a nice level of form into the race, yet Highland Dress beat her nicely, the pair clear. By Shamardal out of a half-sister to Saoirse Abu, it will be interesting to see where Highland Dress goes now. He is a potentially classy colt and the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot would be a legitimate target.