Hand On Heart sees off Bond Street© Photo Healy Racing
Hand On Heart maintained her unbeaten record when proving too strong in the mile race for three-year-olds at the Curragh.
She travelled strongly close to the leader Bond Street and was asked for her effort a furlong and a half down.
The daughter of Mastercraftsman edged ahead passing the furlong marker and was ridden out to prevail by a length and three quarters at 4/1.
Bond Street was beaten into second at 11/2 with Khalaab a couple of lengths further back in third at 5/1. Bobby Boy the 5/2 favourite, was a neck out of the places in fourth.
Chris Hayes said: "She's so relaxed, she wouldn't set you alight or make you get out of bed early or anything. She just does what she has to do and no more. She's saving plenty of energy and doing it on the track.
"I couldn't fault her today - she jumped and she travelled, she quickened up. I got there a fraction too soon on her and she had a look around. I had a bit left in the tank. She handles the ground well so onwards and upwards now. It might be just to campaign her on it.
"I just said to Fozzy the Listed race in Gowran Park in a couple of weeks you could have her there if that turned up slow ground and put her away if we got a dry summer, and bring her back for the autumn. She's a nice one to have."
Fozzy Stack added: “She’s not the best work horse at home but if she keeps doing it on the track it doesn’t really matter. She’s won two races now nicely and we’ll probably go for something like the Victor McCalmont (at Gowran Park).
“I didn’t know what to expect coming here but it’s worked out.”
Additional reporting by Alan Magee
