Fiery Splendour gave Owen McKenna his first Gold Cup over 525 yards when successful in the Best Car Parks Sponsored final at Shelbourne Park on Saturday.

The Wimbledon record holder blasted out of the boxes and was soon well clear, eventually coming home eight lengths clear of Elevenerife in 28.38sec.

The son of Tubbertelly Dubh is likely to go for the upcoming Easter Cup at the Dublin venue before going back to Wimbledon in June for another crack at the William Hill English Derby.