Paddington and Hispanic shine for Aidan O'Brien at the Curragh

Elsewhere on the card, Colin Keane joined Billy Lee on the 82-winner mark for the season when Michael O’Callaghan’s Facethepuckout bolted up by six lengths in the Hollywoodbets Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap.

PROMISING PROSPECT: Seamus Heffernan steers Paddington to victory in the Bill Hanlon Memorial 2-Y-0 Maiden. Picture: Healy Racing

Wide-margin victories for two-year-olds Paddington and Hispanic, both ridden by Seamus Heffernan, proved the highlights of a Curragh treble for Aidan O’Brien.

Well beaten on his debut at Ascot back in early September, Siyouni colt Paddington stepped up significantly to record an impressive five-length success over Rochester Mike in the opening Bill Hanlon Memorial 2-Y-0 Maiden.