Opera Singer stole the show on the undercard with a five-length conquest of the Prix Marcel Boussac. So devastating was the Aidan O’Brien pupil that the ever-reticent jockey Ryan Moore was already talking up her chances in the 2024 Arc.

Day two of the Irish Champions Festival witnessed surprises in both Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events at the Curragh, as the favorites failed to fire.