BREEDERS' Cup hero Hit It A Bomb had to make do with minor honours as Tribal Beat claimed victory in the Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Hit It A Bomb was protecting an unbeaten record in the Group 3 feature, but had not been seen in competitive action since completing a hat-trick in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland last October.