THE Joseph O’Brien-trained Snaffles was unquestionably the class act on show at this fixture as he justified his position as the 8/15 favourite for the seven-furlong Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden with more than an element of style.

This Demi O’Byrne-owned son of Churchill kicked off his career with a respectable fifth in a Leopardstown maiden last month but evidently a good deal better was expected here and Snaffles delivered a quality display.