ARMORY served notice of both his position as one of the standout prospects for Group 1 glory in the coming months and one of the foremost contenders for classic glory in 2020 with an impressive success in the Group 3 Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes.

A sixth consecutive winner of this race for Aidan O’Brien, which puts him amongst a group that contains Gleneagles, Churchill and Anthony Van Dyck, Armory looked top class. The Galileo colt displayed more than a flash of brilliance when he won his maiden on Irish Derby weekend and it was a similar story here. Ryan Moore never had to get remotely vigorous with the 2/5 favourite as he quickened right away from stablemate Toronto over the last furlong to score by five lengths.