IT would be easy to dismiss a 50/1 debut winner of a maiden at Dundalk as something of an aberration, and likely to be a horse we will not hear a great deal more about. In the case of Calm The Jets, that might be a mistake.

On the bare facts it is easy to understand why Calm The Jets would have been one of the long shots, but the manner of his victory, and the revelation that he had performed well in a barrier trial at two, would make me sit up and take some notice. Time will tell it he can go on from here, but you cannot fault the start he has made to his career.