Irish Derby winner Laughil Blake clocked a useful 18.67sec over 350 yards at Shelbourne Park before racing on Thursday.

Michael O’Donovan’s runner was having his first official spin since winning on the Night of Stars Card in November.

He could go for the forthcoming Easter Cup at Shelbourne and is also likely to be aimed for the William Hill English Derby at Wimbledon in June, for which he is the 12-1 favourite.