HE might have earned himself the nickname ‘Aussie Tom’ through a host of big-race victories down under, but Tom Marquand was undoubtedly the toast of Dublin last Saturday.

The pressure of riding the favourites in both of Leopardstown’s Group 1s only seemed to elevate the 26-year-old’s riding to the very highest echelon, emerging from the capital with a brilliant brace in races that held the potential to be distinctly tactical. Marquand never missed a beat on Porta Fortuna in the €400,000 Coolmore America “Justify” Matron Stakes, and that set up a magical 35 minutes for the Cheltenham native.