The impact French Derby winner Lope De Vega is having on Australian racing is coming too late for breeders who dismissed the stallion in his early shuttle days almost a decade ago.

Irish-bred three-year-old The Gurkha is being hailed as a possible superstar after the Galileo colt smashed his rivals by more than five lengths in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) at Deauville.