A FIRST winner of the season for John Oxx arrived in style as the Godolphin-owned Highland Dress signalled that he could be a well above average type in the Matchbook Straight Seven Maiden.

Also an opening winner of the domestic season for jockey Colm O’Donoghue, Highland Dress is out of a half-sister to the top-class juvenile Saoirse Abu, from the family of Balanchine, and he was returned a well backed 4/1 chance for his debut.