BENVENUTO Cellini put his stalls drama far behind him when beating the Epsom hero Christmas Day in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, as Pierre Bonnard completed a 1-2-3 for Aidan O’Brien, Coolmore partners, Peter Brant and Westerberg.

The Curragh provided sweet vindication for Ryan Moore, who remained loyal to the impressive Chester Vase winner who was controversially declared a non-runner in the Epsom Derby after it was revealed that he had caught his hind leg up in the stalls, with the stewards declaring this had given the chesnut a disadvantageous start to the classic.