Letters Of Note, trained by Michael O’Callaghan for Pearl Bloodstock, proved a narrow winner of the listed Yeomanstown Stud Dark Angel Stakes in Naas last night.

Placed in both the Dante Stakes in York and the Irish 2,000 Guineas, Trading Leather made it third-time-lucky as a three-year-old and booked his ticket to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby when justifying 5/4 favouritism in the listed TRM Silver Stakes in the Curragh yesterday.

Kingsbarns made an impressive debut when landing the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Maiden at Navan yesterday.

Empowering landed the Sweet Mimosa Stakes for the father and son team of Joseph and Aidan O’Brien in desperate conditions at Naas last night.

Zuzka should open her account over hurdles in the Irish Stallion Farms Mares Maiden Hurdle in Sligo tomorrow.