JOSEPH O’Brien’s State Of Rest kicked off this fixture with a taking debut success in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden which suggested that this strapping juvenile will be more than good enough to hold his own in smart company over the course of the summer.

A first juvenile winner of the season for the trainer and Declan McDonogh’s initial success since racing resumed, this Starspangledbanner colt picked up very nicely in the middle of the track over the last quarter of a mile.