O'Brien's Bedtime Story keeps her pages unblemished with Curragh victory

Ryan Moore's mount was still in third place passing the furlong marker, with her stablemate Exactly and Jessica Harrington's Barnavara in her sights.

READ IT AND WEEP: Bedtime Story & Ryan Moore win the Group 2 Debutante Stakes. Pic: HEALY RACING

It may have lacked the fireworks of some of her previous starts, but Bedtime Story ultimately maintained her unbeaten record with a hard-fought victory in the Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes at the Curragh.

A daughter of Frankel out of dual Nunthorpe heroine Mecca's Angel, Aidan O'Brien's filly made a winning debut at Leopardstown in June before producing a scintillating display to land the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot by nine and a half lengths.