It may be less than two months into the flat season but already the Curragh-based Irene Oakes has notched up a career best total of eight winners on the level and in Frosty Wind has a colt she feels is the best she has ever trained.

Frosty Wind notched up a second course and distance success at Naas yesterday and although the odds on Darwin was weak in the betting ring, and lame afterwards, there was no mistaking Oakes's enthusiasm for the horse.

"We have always thought him the best we've had. We think he is something special and he will go for a Listed race over a mile or seven furlongs next," she said.

"We sifted out the bad ones early in the year and we are happy with what is left," Oakes explained. "My only worry today was there might be a row up front as my horse has to lead and Darwin and Destorm like to be up there too."

Darwin's rider Michael Kinane had earlier scored on the 2 to 7 Sophisticat but although the filly was immediately given a Queen Mary Stakes target, she looked a less than easy ride.

Kinane rode the newcomer Embroider in the fillies maiden but like the rest was never a factor behind the 20 to 1 Rocamdoura. Tadhg O'Shea was dumped by the seven year old before the race but despite having got loose, it didn't stop the "Dusty" Sheehy-trained mare making most and skating up by 10 lengths.

"She is like a machine at home but hasn't been staying in bumpers," said Sheehy. "She's in a hurdle at Clonmel and over flights, I think she will stay the two miles."

Frosty Wind's rider Niall McCullagh later doubled up on the 10 to 1 topweight Common Kris while Four Aces got the better of Atitandall in the maiden hurdle.