GEORGE WASHINGTON overcame a stumble at the start to record a smooth victory in the Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

RUMPLESTILTSKIN landed her first Group One success with a battling performance under Kieren Fallon in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Something Exciting will skip next week’s Royal Ascot at York fixture as trainer David Elsworth feels the meeting will come too soon after her gallant run in the Vodafone Oaks.