Benvenuto Cellini (7/4 favourite) provided Aidan O'Brien with his eighteenth success in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh.
Controversially declared a non-runner at Epsom where Benvenuto Celliniwas sent off as favourite, the Frankel colt proved his running on the rain-softened ground to be all wrong in beating Epsom hero Christmas Day and Pierre Bonnard, both also trained by O'Brien.
In a fascinating tactical race, Action - another Ballydoyle runner - was rushed through horses to take up the running with Benvenuto Cellini in rear but Ryan Moore on the winner made a positive, early move on Benvenuto Cellini, driving up the inside onto the heels of Pierre Bonnard.
Raaheeb was held-up towards the rear along with James J Braddock - a day on from stablemate Thundering On being found to have coughed after the Pretty Polly - who never raised a gallop.
Ronan Whelan pulled Christmas Day off the rail rounding the turn into the straight and took up the running from Action but Benvenuto Cellini and Raheeb had made up their ground towards the centre of the track. Pierre Bonnard was harder ridden to close but did so while Benvenuto Cellini swept to the lead.
Raaheeb's effort was short-lived and from that point on there was no threat to the winner who stayed on well to win by a length and a quarter.
Christmas Day was second with Pierre Bonnard perhaps a shade unlucky not to have caught his stablemate having been momentarily short of room in the closing stages.
They were separated by a neck with six lengths back to Raaheeb.
