Adrian Keatley claimed Group Three honours as Jet Setting made every post a winning one in the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes.
Bought out of the Richard Hannon stable for 12,000gns last autumn, the daughter of Fast Company debuted for Keatley with a third in a French Listed race before returning to break her duck at Cork.
This was a big step up for the 11-2 chance, but Shane Foley bounced her out and never looked back as he swung for home with only Now Or Never in close attendance, and Jet Setting bounded clear in the testing conditions to prevail by three lengths.
Favourite Alice Springs was a never-nearer third.
Keatley said: "I'm delighted with that. That was her day in the sun.
"Hopefully she can progress. The ground would want to be soft if we were thinking about the Guineas this side of the water, but we'll have a very strong look at the German Guineas. It's bound to be soft there, it usually is.
"Shane said the ground felt like good ground on her today. She's effective on it.
"She was a good purchase and it's job done even if she never wins again.
"It's my second full season with a licence and they all seem healthy in the new facility. Things are going well."
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