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Ronan Whelan added to his Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes success on the Aidan O’Brien-trained Precise two days earlier when winning the eight-furlong maiden on the champion trainer\u2019s Port Of Spain at Punchestown on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The strong 5\/4 favourite scored a shade cosily in beating the Michael O’Callaghan-trained Back Straight by half a length.<\/p>\n
Another Irish Champions Festival winner Ben Coen recorded a half a length victory of his own as he took the handicap over the same distance on Andy Oliver\u2019s Sun Soldier. The three-year-old, an 8\/1 chance, led over a furlong out to beat Jessica Harrington\u2019s Dark Viper.<\/p>\n
Joey Sheridan rode his first winner on just his second ride for Joseph O’Brien when partnering the 9\/2 chance Snapretend to take the nine-furlong median auction maiden. Owned and bred by John Farrell, the three-year-old was well on top as he scored by two lengths from Joe Murphy\u2019s Lady Lilac, the pair all of five and a half lengths clear of Johnny Feane\u2019s joint-favourite Playin Cool.<\/p>\n
Ben Coen rode back-to-back winners to bring his season\u2019s tally to 48 winners at Naas on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He won the five-furlong nursery handicap on the Johnny Murtagh-trained top-weight Bay Of Supremacy. Owned in partnership by the Kildare Racing Syndicate and the Kilmaichael Racing Syndicate, the 11\/2 chance made all the running to beat Natalia Lupini\u2019s Final Melody by three-parts of a length.<\/p>\n
The Danny McLoughlin-trained Iamimmaculate, owned and bred by Ringfort Stud, completed the jockey\u2019s double in the eight-furlong claiming maiden. A very well-supported 9\/2 chance, he got up inside the final 100 yards to beat Donnacha O’Brien\u2019s favourite Ipanema Beach by a length and a quarter.<\/p>\n
Both horses were claimed subsequently, with the winner joining Ger O\u2019Leary and the runner-up going to James McAuley.<\/p>\n
Kildare apprentice Jack Cleary earlier won the five-furlong maiden on the Aidan O’Brien\u2019s Controlled. Leading after halfway, the 100\/30 chance raced clear to win by three lengths from the Donnacha O’Brien-trained Aegina.<\/p>\n
The champion trainer completed a double as the Ronan Whelan-ridden Port Ferdinand won the concluding seven-furlong maiden. A 9\/4 chance, he got on top close to the finish to beat Michael O’Callaghan\u2019s Bamako Beach by a neck.<\/p>\n
Wayne Hassett gave Joseph O’Brien a winner when partnering Synners Kid to take the eight-furlong nursery handicap. Owned by the trainer\u2019s sister Ana, the 17\/2 chance came from off the pace and led inside the final 100 yards to beat the Matthew Smith-trained Ella\u2019s Gold by a length and a half.<\/p>\n
The Keepthehighballslow Syndicate-owned Tir Og followed up on last month\u2019s Sligo success when winning the second of the two and a quarter-mile handicap hurdles at Downpatrick on Friday.<\/p>\n
Again ridden by Calum Hogan for Nenagh trainer Eoin Seymour, the 4\/1 chance made all the running and was well on top from the final hurdle to beat the Dermot McLoughlin-trained favourite Centaq by five lengths.<\/p>\n
Mortlestown trainer Evanna McCutcheon saddled her first winner since February of last year when the three-year-old Send Harry took the seven-furlong handicap at Dundalk on Friday.<\/p>\n
The Golden Brown Syndicate-owned 4\/1 chance raced up with the pace under Patrick McGettigan and led over a furlong out to beat the Pat Flynn-trained Imperial Dream by three-parts of a length.<\/p>\n
Kevin Coleman sent out his first winner of the weekend when the seven-year-old Benavente landed the 12-furlong apprentice handicap. A third winner of the week for Cork apprentice Julian Pietropaolo, the 14\/1 chance was another to lead over a furlong out to beat Jack Davison\u2019s Ozark Daze by a length and three-parts.<\/p>\n
The final winner of the night was the Aidan O’Brien-trained Edward Hamilton which made a successful debut in the 10-furlong maiden. A strong 11\/10 favourite for Wayne Lordan, he led early in the race and again over a furlong out to score by a length and a half from Jessica Harrington\u2019s Ben Lawers.<\/p>\n
Aidan O’Brien and Wayne Lordan landed the opening two races at Gowran Park on Saturday. 5\/6 favourite Ice Dancer beat Jessica Harrington\u2019s Noble Honour by half a length to take the eight-furlong two-year-old fillies\u2019 maiden while 6\/4 favourite Christmas Day won the two-year-old maiden over the same distance by the same margin when getting the better of Joseph O’Brien\u2019s Hedjet.<\/p>\n
Ben Coen brought his tally for the week to four winners when partnering the Danny McLoughlin-trained 12\/1 chance Syzygy to land the second division of the eight-furlong handicap. She led inside the final furlong to beat Johnny Murtagh\u2019s 7\/2 favourite Pandion Power by a length.<\/p>\n
Joe Murphy and Gary Carroll combined to win the nine-furlong maiden with the 4\/1 favourite Amplitude. It was all too easy for the three-year-old as he led early in the straight and raced clear inside the final furlong to win by six lengths from the Donnacha O’Brien-trained Direct Approach.<\/p>\n
Five-year-old Akecheta gave Kevin Coleman his second winner in less than 24 hours when scoring a battling success in the concluding seven-furlong conditions\u2019 race. Owned and bred by Louis and Joan Walsh, the well-supported Shane Foley-ridden 9\/4 chance held Stephen Thorne\u2019s odds-on favourite Gleneagle Bay by three-parts of a length.<\/p>\n
Four-year-old Ade Boy scored a runaway success in the concluding bumper at Navan on Saturday for trainer Andy Slattery and Adam Ryan. The Vincent Claffey-owned 11\/8 favourite came from a little off the pace and led over a furlong out to beat Pat Flynn\u2019s Highlander Addict by an easy eleven lengths.<\/p>\n
Upcoming Meetings<\/p>\n
Listowel \u2013 Wednesday, September 24 (First race 2.05pm)<\/p>\n
Listowel \u2013 Thursday, September 25 (First race 2.15pm)<\/p>\n
Listowel \u2013 Friday, September 26 (First race 1.37pm)<\/p>\n
Dundalk \u2013 Friday, September 26 (First race 5.15pm)<\/p>\n
Curragh \u2013 Saturday, September 27 (First race 1.25pm)<\/p>\n
Listowel \u2013 Saturday, September 27 (First race 2.10pm)<\/p>\n
Curragh \u2013 Sunday, September 28 (First race 1.30pm)<\/p>\n
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