ANDY Oliver could have a nice three-year-old on his hands in The Highway Rat who overcame distinct signs of greenness to make a winning debut in the seven-furlong maiden with something to spare.

Some nine years after his dam, the Oliver-trained Suzette De Bavay, made a winning start to her career in a Naas maiden, this Dandy Man colt attracted some decent support just before the off as he was backed from 22/1 into 14/1. That confidence was spot on as Gary Carroll produced The Highway Rat to move into the front rank with well over a furlong to run.