LAST weekend there was flat action on the turf at Naas, and a workmanlike performance from an Aidan O’Brien youngster might have been more promising than the bare form suggests, writes Page Fuller.

Coolmore forked out a whopping €1 million to secure Accredited at the Arqana Breeze-Up sales last May. For that reason, some may say he was a disappointing beaten favourite on debut, but his win last Saturday highlighted why he was never going to be seen to best effect over seven furlongs at Dundalk.