THE Aidan O’Brien-trained Longing, who had shown plenty of promise on her debut when third in a good class Leopardstown maiden over a slightly longer trip back in April, lived up to the hype when opening her account under Seamie Heffernan in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Tipperary on Tuesday.

Having chased home two smart types in Bengala and Aurora Butterfly at Leopardstown, with subsequent dual scorer Constant Comment back in fourth, Longing stepped up to the plate to wear down Rickrack in the final 75 yards for a three-quarter-length success.