EASILY the most appropriate winner of the day came in the three-year-old fillies’ maiden where Pearls Galore, who has a strong ancestral connection to Limerick racecourse, made an impressive Irish debut for Paddy Twomey.

After two respectable runs in France this daughter of Invincible Spirit, who is owned by Haras De Saint Pair, signalled that she will be able to hold her own in decent company through the second half of 2020. She travelled smoothly in second for Billy Lee before brushing aside the front running Darkest early in the straight. From this point on it was entirely straightforward for the 9/4 favourite who defeated Sindhia by three lengths.