[3] He raced in the ownership of the Coolmore partners Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier and Derrick Smith in association with Georg von Opel's Westerberg organisation and Peter Brant.

He was from the ninth crop of foals sired by the Aga Khan's stallion Siyouni whose biggest win came in the 2009 running of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère.

[7] On his first appearance as a three-year-old Paddington was assigned top weight of 135 pounds for the Madrid Handicap over seven furlongs on heavy ground at Naas Racecourse on 26 March.

Ridden by Ryan Moore he started the 6/4 favourite and won "comfortably" by one and three quarter lengths from Duke of Leggagh after taking the lead approaching the final furlong.

[8] Heffernan was in the saddle when the colt was stepped up in class and distance for the Listed Tetrarch Stakes over one mile at the Curragh on 1 May and started odds-on favourite in a six-runner field.