LEOPARDSTOWN REPORT:YORKSHIRE TRAINER Karl Burke secured a second victory of the season in Ireland when Lesson In Humility put some local hopes in their place with a Group Three victory at Leopardstown yesterday evening.

Successful with Philario in a handicap at the Curragh on Guineas weekend, Burke’s pre-race confidence was justified in style as Lesson In Humility and jockey Andrew Elliott comprehensively coped with the challenges of San Sichara and Maoineach.

“I didn’t think she’d be headed to be honest, but when Mick Kinane (on Kalidaha) pushed Andrew on to the rail in the early stages he did well to get off it. She isn’t a filly that likes to be boxed in,” said 46-year-old Burke, who is based in Middleham.

Lesson In Humility had the subsequent Temple Stakes winner Look Busy behind her when winning in Listed company at Nottingham earlier this season and now looks set for a trip to Royal Ascot.

“She is in the Wokingham, but I wouldn’t mind taking on the big boys in the Golden Jubilee. She would go there with some chance of being placed,” Burke added.

“I’m sure we will come over here again this season but it has to be the right horse and the right track.”

Racing’s most famous priest, Fr Seán Breen, who died earlier this year, was always a great supporter of the Co Meath-based trainer Joanna Morgan, and his influence was all over Moran Gra’s 12 to 1 victory in the juvenile maiden.

The son of Rahy races in the colours of Michael Ryan, which were carried to classic glory in 2007 by Finsceal Beo and also by the top hurdler Al Eile.

“At Royal Ascot last year Fr Breen persuaded Michael to let me buy him a yearling,” Morgan said after Moran Gra beat the odds-on favourite Mark Twain by three lengths. “The priest at Fr Breen’s funeral described him as being much loved and that’s where we got the name.”

She added: “The ground was against him on his first run and he is still a real baby but he will be better. He will have an entry at Royal Ascot.”

Shreyas had to concede weight all round in the Listed Glencairn Stakes but got the better of a duel with Quinmaster early in the straight, and she only had to be pushed out by Moran Gra’s rider Kevin Manning to win by three lengths.

The half sister to today’s Coronation Cup favourite Youmzain, and to another Group One performer in Creachadoir, earned her penalty for landing a Group Three prize at Gowran Park last year.

The Sea The Stars team of Mick Kinane and John Oxx struck in the opening three-year-old maiden with Ebashan, who finally broke his duck after four runner-up placings as a juvenile.

“He was inclined to do too much in his races last year and could be quite keen. But he settled better there,” said Oxx’s assistant, Slim O’Neill.

Colm O’Donoghue teams up with his Chester Vase winner Golden Sword in tomorrow’s Derby and goes to Epsom with his eye in after getting July Days home a head clear of John Veale in the first of the seven furlong handicaps.

Two of Collingwood’s three career victories up to last night were at Laytown, but he made no mistake in the second seven furlong handicap under a power-packed Wayne Lordan drive to edge out Dinah Doll.

The last of those Laytown victories came almost two years ago though, and Katie Walsh, representing her father, Ted, said: “He is very versatile but it’s been a long time coming.”