On Sunday 20th March 'So You Think' paid a working visit to the Curragh racecourse, together with over 40 of his stablemates at the Ballydoyle Racing yard of trainer Aidan O'Brien.

It was the first day of the Flat racing season in Ireland and traditionally O'Brien likes to fetch many of his horses to the racecourse for a spin on the track after racing. 'High Chaparral' has been among the many European champions who have benefited from a workout on the racecourse and his acclaimed son 'So You Think' followed in his footsteps for his first appearance on a European racetrack.

With him was European champion and Irish Derby winner 'Fame And Glory' and the illustrious pair look to have the top middle distance races at their mercy this year, O'Brien's strong onslaught on international Group One contests kicking off with the other Irish Derby winner in his stable, 'Cape Blanco', who was his first runner in the Dubai Word Cup.

Aidan O'Brien giving instructions to his work riders

A larger than normal crowd stayed late after racing had finished in order to catch their first glimpse of the Australian star, billed as 'a monster' by those who have already seen him. "He's a very exciting horse," O'Brien says and a trip to Royal Ascot for the 2000m Gr1 Prince Of Wales Stakes is among his immediate objectives en route to a possible tilt at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Europe's premier race.

The after race work out showed nothing more than that 'So You Think' is fit and well and settling in comfortably in Ireland, as he attempts to show that Australian horses are true world-beaters - and not just in sprint races.