Trading Leather booked his place in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with a sound success against smart opposition in the TRM Silver Stakes at the Curragh.

Trading Leather booked his place in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with a sound success against smart opposition in the TRM Silver Stakes at the Curragh.

Ireland's St Nicholas Abbey gained sweet compensation for his second-place finish last year when he ran out a clear winner of the $US5 million Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan on Saturday night.