We in these parts may believe we have a wonder horse; on the other side of the world they know they have one. The beast in question, So You Think, has a cult following back home in Australia and yesterday took his first northern hemisphere steps toward explaining his hero status with an effortless win at the Curragh.

Last year So You Think, under the preparation of Bart Cummings, was five for five, including a second successive Cox Plate, the local equivalent of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, before a tremendous performance to take third place under a huge weight in the Melbourne Cup. He is now based with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle, with the real Arc in his sights.

The dark bay five-year-old, a notably imposing, powerful individual, turned yesterday's outing into little more than an exercise gallop. Starting at 2-13 against five inferior rivals in a 10-furlong Group Three contest, he quickened away through the final quarter-mile, leaving Bob Le Beau 10 lengths adrift. "He took me where I wanted to go, and when, very easily," said his rider, Seamie Heffernan. "He has some amazing speed."

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