Lightening Pearl gained a deserved Pattern-race success as the Ger Lyons-trained filly turned the Go And Go Round Tower Stakes into a procession at the Curragh.
Johnny Murtagh enjoyed an armchair ride on the Marju filly, who was third to Maybe in the Debutante Stakes on her last run, pressing the button two furlongs out.
The response was immediate as the 6-4 favourite streaked clear under minimum pressure to score by five lengths from Experience, gaining Group Three honours in the process.
Lyons said: "Sheikh Fahad al-Thani (of Pearl Bloodstock) sent me a good team of horses this year and it's time I repaid him.
"Her run in the Debutante Stakes suggested she was good enough to win this. She's not very big, but has a big heart.
"She was beaten by a very good filly in the Debutante - it looks like the fillies are better than the colts this year.
"She has been Group Two placed and is a Group Three winner now. She has done all I've asked of her.
"I'll look at the Cheveley Park Stakes and the Redcar (Two Year Old) Trophy as there's a big pot for that. A Group One is important, so if we get a chance we'll take it.
"The owner sponsors at Longchamp and there's a mile race there for her, so we'll have to decide about that."
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