'He's a massive, scopey horse and whatever he does this year will be a bonus' - Genealogy impresses for Ballydoyle

Aidan O'Brien has never been afraid to run a good two-year-old at Punchestown. Back in 2001, when Flat racing was a little more commonplace at this venue, he sent out High Chaparral to finish second in a maiden, and he may well have a Derby prospect in Genealogy, who produced a striking performance to win the mile colts and geldings maiden.

Whether the prospect of riding a winner at the home of Irish jump racing was on Ryan Moore's bucket list is hard to know, but he achieved it on his first day riding at the course, and it transformed from hard work to impressive in a few strides late on. The imposing son of Wootton Bassett was all at sea on the tight bends, and it was only when on an even keel in the straight he began to pick up. And that he did impressively, sweeping past his market rival Storm Piece in the last half-furlong to win by a length and a half.

The winner earned a 50-1 quote from Paddy Power for the Derby and O'Brien's assistant Chris Armstrong said: "Ryan gave him a fantastic ride from a wide draw and when he got there he was still a bit green. He's a massive, scopey horse and whatever he does this year will be a bonus. We might look at something like the Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown for him."

The Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, which the stable won last year with Los Angeles, was also mentioned, and Armstrong added: "Ryan spoke very favourably of him. He has a very good attitude and once he puts everything together, he is one to look forward to over middle distances next year. Once Ryan got him balanced, he picked up well. He boogied!"

Bolger back in the groove

Jim Bolger visited the winner's enclosure for the first time since June when Rory Cleary partnered the progressive Ard Na Mara to win the 1m1f median auction maiden in the colours of her breeders Jackie Bolger and James Dowling.

Travelling head groom Ger Flynn said: "She's been very consistent and it's great to get a winner. James Dowling part-owns her and he has been a long-serving member of staff at Coolcullen, and he is also the winning captain of a Kilkenny U-21 All-Ireland hurling winning team. She bumped into one last day in Fighter, so we were confident enough coming here."

Browne McMonagle in form

One rider who will not object to more Flat racing at Punchestown is Dylan Browne McMonagle, who rode a 145-1 treble, which took him to 301 career winners. The Joseph O'Brien-trained Amangani was quite an impressive winner of the opening juvenile fillies maiden. Browne McMonagle said: "She had a really nice run the first day and I thought she'd come on a lot. She jumped great, travelled well, was still a bit green, but she was always holding them and did it well."

Rider and trainer completed a double when Shavasi won the 1m1f fillies' handicap, while the middle leg of Browne McMonagle's treble came when Proleek Prince made all in the 1m handicap for Louth trainer Michael Rice.

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