Jan Brueghel suffered the first defeat of his career when going down by two and a half lengths to Galen in the Group 3 win the Tote.ie Alleged Stakes at the Curragh.
On his first outing since claiming the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster last September, Jan Brueghel was sent off the 4/5 market leader to take his record to five from five for Coolmore.
However, he never looked like he would be able to get on terms with Jospeh O'Brien's Galen, who in first-time cheekpieces, saw out the extra furlong he was facing to score under Dylan Browne Mcmonagle.
It was a first success for the winner since he landed a Killarney conditions race last July, although the son of Gleneagles arrived back in Ireland having contested some warm contests during a spell in Dubai.
Speaking of the 6/1 chance, Joseph O'Brien said: "He's always been a good horse. He ran well in Dubai a few times, where he just didn't get the rub of the green, didn't break and had a few bad draws.
"He obviously had the fitness edge. Dylan (Browne McMonagle) didn't think there was much pace and was happy to go to the front, and it was a good performance.
"If you look at his form, his best runs are probably when he was ridden very positive.
"He just struggled when he went up in class to get to the lead over a mile. I think the step up in trip has allowed him to get to the front again. I think he does enjoy being ridden like that, and the cheekpieces helped him concentrate."
One Look steams to Park Express success
One Look got her season off to a flying start with a smooth performance in the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud Irish EBF Park Express Stakes at the Curragh.
The daughter of Gleneagles burst onto the scene with a breathless debut victory in the Goffs Million as a two-year-old, and although she recorded a pair of Listed wins at three, it was clear connections were hopeful of more.
With Billy Lee fresh off the back of winning at Aintree bumper in Merseyside last week, One Look moved into contention with real prowess before quickening clear to see off her opposition by a length and three quarters.
Of the 9/2 winner, Twomey told the PA: "I was hoping that she'd do something like that,"
"I told the lads last November that we'd aim for the Park Express. I looked for it in the calendar on the first day and it was missing! They moved it, and it probably suited us.
"She's a filly that didn't blossom at the start of last year. We gave her a chance, then she did well in the Autumn. She's tough, and I think a mile is the minimum for now; 10 furlongs will be well within her compass. She'll have an entry in the Lanwades Stakes.
"She's a Group winner now. We'll try and go as far up the ladder as we can for the rest of the year. We'll take our time.
"The ability was never in question; it was just last spring she wasn't ready to do what the world expected her to do. She'll probably prove yet that she is that kind of filly."
