Champion sire Fastnet Rock had a Group double in Europe on Saturday with the 2yo colt Rivet in the Group II Champagne Stakes at Doncaster and the 4yo mare Zhukova in the Group III Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown.
The Champagne Stakes had a distinctive Australian flavour with Rivet defeating the Helmet colt Thunder Snow by a neck in what turned into a two-horse war.
Ridden by Andrea Atzeni for William Haggas, Rivet was sent out the 7/4 favourite on the strength of his maiden win at York.
"He looks like he wants further to me, he was a bit laboured and took a long time to get past, but it was only his third run," Haggas told Sporting Life.
"He won and that's all that matters really. He's a lovely looking horse and a good mover.
"It looked like a mile would be well within his capabilities.
"He's in everything, we'll see. He'll definitely run again, but over a seven or a mile, I don't know."
"He's started to pull clear off a slow pace and Andrea said he'd get a mile but felt the ground might have been a bit loose for him.
"He's a good moving horse and his family love top of the ground.
"He's a beautiful mover, laid back and has a lovely temperament. I've always liked him and so do Ryan (Moore) and Frankie (Dettori) who have ridden him.
"He's owned by an eclectic bunch - an 87-year-old South African, Des Scott, a little breeder called LK (Lester) Piggott and Mr and Mrs Tabor, but they all leave it to us."
Winner of all three starts this season, the Dermot Weld-trained Zhukova downed the favoured US Army Ranger by a half-length with last year's Melbourne Cup contestant Bondi Beach back in third in the Enterprise Stakes over one and a half miles at Leopardstown.
"It was a good performance. It was her first run in four months," Weld told Sporting Life.
"The plan is to give her one more run this year. The plan has always been the Group One Fillies and Mares on British Champions Weekend. I've had that in mind for her since April.
"She put in two lovely performances in the Blue Wind and Alleged Stakes, beating Found and then Bocca Baciata.
"She enjoyed her summer break and has come back to be what I expected her to be - a Group One filly before the end of the year.
"It's equally pleasing to have bred her with my late mother. She's out of
"I'm more looking forward to next year and think she'll be a serious