Son Of Rest produced a tremendous weight-carrying performance to finish a commanding winner of the feature Junefest Handicap at the Curragh.
The 4-1 favourite travelled powerfully for Chris Hayes and pulled clear with Patuano approaching the furlong pole.
Fozzy Stack's charge was carrying over two stone more than that rival, but even that impost could not hold him back as he got on top in the closing stages to score by a length and three-quarters.
Stack said: "That's his job - sprinting. It probably won't be soft enough at Ascot so he could go for the six-furlong Listed race (Belgrave Stakes) at the Curragh on Derby weekend."
Strike For Freedom got his head in front close home to make a winning debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
The Dream Ahead colt asserted in the last 50 yards to deny fellow newcomer Moghamarah and continue the fine run of trainer Jim Bolger.
Kevin Manning just had to ask the well-backed 3-1 chance in order to prevail by a neck. Long-time leader Mount Wellington was two and a quarter lengths away in third, with the 11-10 favourite Bachelor last of the four.
"He'll get a trip and he would handle better ground," said Bolger, who unleashed another smart juvenile prospect on Saturday in the shape of Verbal Dexterity.
"We'll see how he comes out of it and we might look at races like the Tyros for him. That could be the route for him, those types of two-year-old races."
He added of Verbal Dexterity: "I wasn't certain he'd handle the ground, but he got through it well.
"He could go the same type of route. He could go for the Tyros and then we could look at races like the Futurity, National Stakes and Dewhurst.
"At this stage he is a bit ahead of the other fellow and is a very nice prospect."
