TWO days after the Cheltenham Festival concluded the Irish flat season kicked into gear at the Curragh recently and this week, I am taking a break from the National Hunt action to look at the data from that meeting and from Naas last Sunday. The best performance from the Curragh came from a two-year-old who we can already identify as being a potential Royal Ascot winner.

The opening race at the Curragh produced the best performance of the day from Power Blue who was visually impressive in storming three and three-quarter lengths clear of his rivals in the Castle Star At Capital Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden. He was the first runner for the first season sire Space Blues who stayed a mile but was a fast two-year-old himself and that trait has clearly been passed on to Power Blue.