REALTRA landed her second Irish Group 3 prize of the campaign when outclassing her rivals in the Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary.

Saddled with a 3lb penalty for her triumph in the Brownstown Stakes at Fairyhouse, Roger Varian's raider settled in mid-division from her wide draw before Colin Keane brought her to the stands side in the straight.

Drumfad Bay made the best of her way home on the far side but had no answer when Realtra swept by, and the 4/1 chance crossed the line with a length and three-quarters in hand. Music Box, the 9-4 favourite, was third.

Keane said: "She had a bad draw, but I got the best position as possible and ended up following Seamie (Heffernan, on Music Box) around. We were going to come up the middle, but I followed Seamie over and when she got to the good ground, she picked up really well.

"She is good and genuine and tries hard and we were saying beforehand that her mother won on soft to heavy, so that might have come into play here."

Leading jumps trainer Henry de Bromhead registered a landmark listed victory on the level when Gorane made much of the running in the Kilfrush Stud Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary.

Declan McDonogh bounced the 14/1 chance out smartly and she soon led narrowly from Alphabet and Green Door.

Favourite Son Of Rest tried to throw down his challenge but could not quite get on terms with the principals, with Gorane responding to all of McDonogh's urgings to deny Snowstorm by half a length, with Ardhoomey the same distance away in third.

De Bromhead said: "I can't say enough about the rider as it was a fantastic ride. She got a bit lost coming out of the stalls, but when she got into her rhythm she has a great big stride on her. It was a super ride to save that little bit at the end.

"Soft ground is definitely not a minus – it doesn't look like it from that anyway and over five (furlongs) it might even help her a little.

"We'll see now – she's in (the Flying Five Stakes) at the Curragh, but we'll see what her owners want to do. It is my first stakes winner on the flat and it's unreal, brilliant."

DOMINANT

Riven Light did what was expected of him with a dominant performance in the Meadowview Stables Race.

Bought to go jumping for Willie Mullins, the ex-French gelding appears much happier on the level and struck at the Galway Festival before suffering bad luck there a few days later.

Sent off the 1/5 favourite to make amends here, he was brought to the stands rail by Pat Smullen straightening up for home and the champion jockey kept him up to his work to see off Aussie Valentine by two and three-quarter lengths.

Smullen said: "He did it well and it was very straightforward and, to be fair, he'd be a better horse in a better race. He idled when he hit the front but they couldn't lead him any longer and I didn't want to disappoint him off the turn.

"He is just an improving horse and when I rode him at the Curragh, I told Willie he didn't stay but I didn't think he'd come back that far (in trip). But he has got quicker and has plenty of class."

FOUGHT BACK

The meeting was delayed by 35 minutes due to a road traffic accident in the area but when it did get under way, the Tipperary Handicap provided a real thriller.

Go Kart and Comhghairdeas were up with the pace throughout and just when it seemed that the former had got the best of the argument, Comhghairdeas (5/1) fought back and got the verdict by a short-head.

Trainer Andy Slattery said: "He fell asunder when we gelded him this year and he's a big, raw horse. I think we might pull the shoes off him now and leave him off for six months. Hopefully he will be a premier handicap horse next year.

"He won on good to firm but I'd say that's his preferred ground. Hopefully he'll improve next season."

The victory initiated a double for Declan McDonogh, his second in as many days, with the jockey following up on Gorane in the Abergwaun Stakes.

Sizzling finally got a win on the board in the Camas Park Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden. The Ballydoyle filly had let favourite-backers down on her last three starts but there was no questioning her attitude as she outfought the game newcomer Epaneema by half a length as the 1/2 favourite.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien said: "She had some very good runs and we're delighted with her. She can step up to a mile now and will be a middle-distance filly next year, you'd imagine. The plan will be to go for a stakes race next and she'll appreciate going up in trip."

O'Brien and his son Donnacha combined successfully again with Squire's Tale (7/2) in the Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden.

Blue Petal (12/1) battled well to dispose of Vocal Music in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Maiden, and Ross Coakley steered Cracking Name (8/1) to a comprehensive success in the Tipperaryraces Apprentice Handicap.

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