BLESSED with beautiful weather, Ballylinch Stud Classic Trials Day offered fans an opportunity to see some exciting prospects in the flesh, and few were as impressive physically as Delacroix (4/7 favourite).

Aidan O’Brien’s beautifully-bred charge boosted his Derby credentials with an all-the-way win in the Group 3 P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes on his seasonal return.