Aidan O’Brien is likely to develop a clearer understanding of his Investec Derby pecking order at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Verbosity gets the nap selection to take the second race on Students’ Day at Leopardstown.

Not the most appealing of cards this evening at Dundalk, but Alphonsus has shown enough in two outings to suggest he could get off the mark in the second division of the Big Bad Bob Maiden.