Tunbridge Wells enhances Royal Ascot claims for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore

Tunbridge Wells entered the Royal Ascot reckoning with a taking display at the Curragh.

Beaten three lengths on debut at Navan last month, Aidan O'Brien's son of No Nay Never was a much more polished performer when sent off the 4-11 favourite in the Holden Plant Rentals Irish EBF Race.

Away well and always up with the pace, he showed a professional attitude when asked to quicken to win his race by Ryan Moore, keeping on strongly to score by two and three-quarter lengths.

Tunbridge Wells, the full brother to Blackbeard, hits the line well and gets off the mark for Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien in an informative event at @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/EHbBc6sXWp

A brother to dual Group One scorer Blackbeard, he could now follow in his sibling's footsteps and tackle the Coventry Stakes at the Royal meeting.

"We're delighted with him, he's a baby still. He'll go into the Ascot picture and if he doesn't go there he'll come back here for the Railway," said O'Brien.

"He'll have no problem staying further in time, but he's green and babyish still."

There was an all O'Brien finish to the mile-and-a-half Sky Bet Club Fillies Maiden, where the Wayne Lordan-ridden Grateful (13-2) hunted down the 4-6 favourite and stablemate Mother Nature in the shadow of the post.

Returning after an absence of 298 days, the winner holds an entry in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks over the same course and distance next month.

O'Brien said: "She's by Galileo and has an unbelievable pedigree.

"She got little setback last year and we didn't get to run her. She just took a bit of time to come and Wayne said there is a lot to come from her.

"We'll let her step up and progress away and he said she'd be very happy to step back in trip. It's all positive."

On the runner-up Mother