It speaks volumes about the strength of Joseph O’Brien’s team that he could declare Thundering On a non-runner (off feed) in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks, for which the Epsom Oaks heroine was favourite, only to win the Curragh classic with what had originally appeared to be his second string.

The wealth of riches at Owning Hill is also to the benefit of Dylan Browne McMonagle, who then plundered the ride on Johanna Walsh, for whom Colin Keane was originally booked. Johanna Walsh was no consolation prize either, as she had only been beaten a head last time out in the Ribblesdale Stakes by William Haggas’ Earth Shot, who was eventually sent off 9/4 favourite for Saturday’s Group 1 feature.