Jim Bolger gained some compensation for the heartache of Teofilo as Finsceal Beo ran out a brilliant winner of the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
The red-hot 5-4 favourite, ridden by Kevin Manning, led two furlongs out and ran right away from the opposition.
She went on to score by two and a half lengths from another Irish challenger Arch Swing (10-1), with Simply Perfect (9-1) third.
Although a breakaway group of six - including the runner-up - started to race on the far side, they gradually joined the others towards the stands rail as Scarlet Runner and Fantasy Parkes took the field along in the early stages.
Finsceal Beo made significant progress at halfway and was ridden with great confidence by Manning, who used the horse's speed and stamina to stamp her authority on the fillies' Classic.
Arch Swing came out of the pack to make her bid but Mick Kinane's mount could never get near enough to put in a serious challenge.
County Carlow-based Bolger had been forced to rule Teofilo out of the 2000 Guineas on Thursday after his unbeaten colt met with a training setback.
He told Channel 4 Racing: ''It's a pretty good feeling and I'm delighted for everybody concerned.
''I've put so much work into this filly and all the horses in the yard. This one is down to my staff and the owner, Michael Ryan.''
Manning said: ''There was never a bother. I was little bit closer than I wanted to be, but she was carrying me there. She's done that very easily.''
Ryan added: ''This is absolutely fantastic, my first Classic. There are 36 of us who have come over from Ireland for this.
''Jim Bolger is a super trainer and always has been.''
John Oxx said of Arch Swing, who raced down the outside of the field: ''She got a little isolated on her own out there, but the winner was always going very well and we were never going to get to her.
''We are delighted and we will aim for the Irish Guineas. I suppose the winner will go there too and will be hard to beat.''
Jeremy Noseda's Simply Perfect was another length and a quarter away in third and the locally-based trainer was delighted with her effort.
He said: ''It was a good performance. We will have to have a chat now with the owners, but she will run in an Oaks - either the English or the French.''
Harry Herbert, racing manager for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, the owners of the Mick Channon-trained Treat, who was fourth, said: ''Jamie Spencer said that is her absolute minimum trip and we will now head for an Oaks.
''For her first run of the season that was quite something and she has tremendous improvement in front of her.''
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