QUORTO emulated his sire, Dubawi, when winning the Group 1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh.

Unbeaten heading into the seven-furlong showpiece, the Charlie Appleby-trained youngster was cut to 8/1 from 12/1 for next year’s 2000 Guineas by Ladbrokes and RaceBets after a length-and-a-quarter success.

Last seen in the Superlative Stakes in July, Appleby had said all along that this seven-furlong event would be his next race.

He faced stiff opposition from Aidan O’Brien’s Anthony Van Dyck, winner of three of his four races prior to this, but Quorto was still sent off the 11/8 favourite.

The son of Dubawi travelled much sweeter than the Ballydoyle runner and William Buick cruised into the lead with Ryan Moore hard at work.

While Anthony Van Dyck stuck to his task gamely, Quorto was always holding him at bay, and although the stewards looked into the fact he drifted towards the runner-up, the placings unsurprisingly remained unaltered.