Edward Thatch

Trained by Robson De Aguiar out of a yard in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Edward Thatch is part of a stable that has already sent out 11 winners this season — a decent return that suggests De Aguiar knows how to place his horses well and bring them to the track ready to perform. Getting a debut winner is never a given, and doing it at Cork with a two-year-old who hasn't yet had the chance to learn from experience speaks well of the preparation that went into this run.

It is worth keeping things in perspective — one race tells you only so much, and the real test will come as Edward Thatch faces stronger competition and more varied conditions. But a clean first outing is exactly the kind of foundation a young horse needs, and there will be plenty of interest in where De Aguiar sends him next.