Queen’s Vase (Group 2)

IT’S been rather a mixed meeting for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore, but you can never count that powerful combination out. After a whitewash of his four runners in the Commonwealth Cup, O’Brien bounced back with a deeply impressive winner in the shape of Santiago, who was steered wide of trouble on the home bend. The son of Authorized powered clear to beat Lingfield Derby Trial runner-up Berkshire Rocco (Andrew Balding/Oisin Murphy) by two and three-quarter lengths, with a yawning gap back to Al Dabaran (Charlie Appleby/William Buick) and Born With Pride.