ONLY Mine gave weight and a sound beating to her rivals in the Listed Yeomanstown Stud Dark Angel EBF Stakes at Naas.

Joe Murphy's filly had to shoulder a 3lb penalty for winning a listed prize at the Curragh at the start of the month but was a well-supported 9/4 favourite to follow up in the hands of Gary Carroll. She broke smartly from her high draw and soon moved across the track to take up the running.

Rehana, winner of the Athasi Stakes at this venue in May before disappointing in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, did her best to bridge the gap, but Only Mine galloped on relentlessly for a one-length victory. Music Box finished well to beat Rehana to the runner-up spot by a head.

Murphy said: "She was always travelling well and I think she's improving all the time. She'll probably go for the Group 3 at the Curragh on August 13 (Phoenix Sprint Stakes) and then we'll think about the Group 1 at Haydock that she was seventh in last year (Sprint Cup, September 9).

"Anything bar extremes in the ground is fine for her. She is very genuine and very consistent and I love her to bits. She never runs a bad race and is building up a fine pedigree page."

FLYING FINISH

Emadee produced a flying finish to make a successful start to her career in the five-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

Not unfancied at 12/1, Andy Slattery's filly tracked the experienced pair of Brick By Brick and Mount Wellington, but couldn't quicken as well when they went for home inside the final quarter-mile, as was momentarily short of room.

Brick By Brick went clear but Declan McDonogh persisted on Emadee and when she hit top gear, she wore down the leader and prevailed by a short-head.

Slattery said: "She worked in Tipperary where Billy Lee rode her and he liked her a lot. She is a good filly, and we'll take our time with her now and look for blacktype.

"I expected her to need the run today and be going for her maiden the next day. We felt she would like six furlongs and some cut in the ground but she's handled five and good ground there."

Flower Of May was well beaten on her Curragh introduction but stepped forward markedly to land the Hospitality At Naas Racecourse Maiden.

The Darren Bunyan-trained 14/1 chance challenged favourite Conversely for the lead inside the final furlong and she saw out her race well under Leigh Roche to triumph by a length and a quarter from Voge, with Conversely only third.

Bunyan said: "She got bogged down the last day in the Curragh but needed the run for experience anyway. She's never shown us to be anything bar a blacktype filly at home, and I'd have been very disappointed if she hadn't won today.

"If she is not sold we will be looking for some blacktype with her next year. I'm delighted for the syndicate (Do Well Syndicate) and that's their first winner. It's named after a horse that my father looked after years ago that won the Irish St Leger."

BOUNCED BACK

After struggling at Fairyhouse only on Sunday, Mo Henry (12/1) bounced back to form to claim top honours in the Follow Naas Racecourse On Facebook Handicap, his second C&D success of the month.

Trainer Adrian Keatley said: "Danny (Sheehy) did well on him and was hard at it from a long way out. He gets on well with him.

"He has an entry over seven furlongs in Galway and may go there. He's earning his keep and hopefully we will get another one or two out of him before the end of the year."

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