On a day when his The Gurkha proved an impressive winner of the French 2,000 Guineas in Deauville, Aidan O’Brien also took the training honours at Navan where long odds-on favourite Bondi Beach produced an unconvincing display to justify 1/9 favouritism in the Group 3 Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes.

The rain is back and that has led to a lot of plans being binned at the last minute.

Trainer Noel Meade has grave doubts about the ground at Leopardstown ahead of Sweet Wake’s challenge against the mighty Yeats in the Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes on Wednesday evening.