FARADAYS Law swooped late on the outside to take the concluding O’Neill’s Sportswear Handicap over a mile and a half in Dundalk and give trainer Joseph O’Brien a treble on the card.

The daughter of Lawman stayed on in the final furlong to get up in the last strides by a head, with Wayne Lordan in the saddle, for Joan Keaney-Dempsey.

Although she went off at 20/1, the four-year-old was far from unfancied as Lordan said: “She had some good runs early but she lost her way a little bit then. Joseph got her and she ran well here to finish second and then she went to Leopardstown and Ballinrobe and ran okay but back on this surface she seems to enjoy it. She’s a tough filly and kept at it well today.

“Joseph said she had gone on the surface before and the trip was no problem. He said she was in good order and that if everything went right she would take a bit of beating. She’s quite a big filly, she might just be coming into herself now.”

Danny Sheehy on runner-up Universal Focus and Adam Farragher on fifth-placed Spinning Pearl were hit with two and four-day bans respectively for use of the whip.

O’Brien was quick off the mark with Eos in the opening HMT Shipping Claiming Race. Mrs John Magnier’s three-year-old filly was ridden clear by Shane Crosse in the final furlong to post a victory by five lengths at 5/1.

Crosse said: “I wanted to stretch them but I wanted to have a horse with me and it jumped perfect for me and he (the leader) brought me as far I wanted in the straight. She put her ears back and got to the line well. She did it very well in the end.”

Runner-up Descendant was claimed for €8,000 by Cathy Brown.

HAT-TRICK

O’Brien’s Waitingfortheday(5/2f) held on by a short-head after Queen Rabab threw down the gauntlet in the closing stages of the Highland Construction Handicap over seven furlongs.

Donnacha O’Brien was on board for his brother and said: “She’s a tough, little filly and it’s nice to get another win into her. I wasn’t sure if I held on, sometimes it’s an advantage to be on the rail here.”

This brought up Waitingfortheday’s hat-trick after successes in Leopardstown and Fairyhouse last month.

Donnacha O’Brien was in double-winning form as his mount, Indianapolis, overturned 1/4 favourite Would Be King in the Murdock Building Supplies Maiden over a mile.

Indianapolis (7/2) hit the front a quarter of a mile from home and closed the race out by half a length, for trainer Aidan O’Brien, despite the attentions of Would Be King.

The jockey, riding in the Coolmore partners silks, said: “He had an okay run the last day so he has obviously learned plenty from then. The step back in trip obviously didn’t pose too much of a problem.

“Yes I think he could go back up in trip, Galileo should have put a bit of stamina into him so I’m thinking the step up in trip would suit him again. It’s nice to get a win into him.”

MARNANE SUCCESS

The featured five-furlong EOS IT Solutions Handicap was dominated at the business end by the two market principals and it was Alfredo Arcano who rallied well to score by a neck for owner Martin McHale.

He went off a well-backed 15/8 joint-favourite and was headed inside the final furlong by joint-favourite Dali but then found more for Oisin Orr to take the spoils.

Trainer David Marnane said: “He’s straightforward. It was a good performance and he’ll go back for the Scurry (Handicap at the Curragh). We were going to bring him straight for the Scurry but I felt that it was a good pot here and worth coming up for. He’ll have a 6lb penalty in the Scurry but he has a few quid in the bank.

Beau Satchel (8/1) grabbed his ninth career victory in the Morgan Fuels Handicap. Ronan Whelan guided the eight-year-old gelding to the head of affairs a furlong and a half from home and the pair saw off Nisior Donn by three parts of a length at the winning post.

Trainer Ado McGuinness said: “Everyone knows where he is going, he has won in Galway three times before. He’s in at Killarney next week but I’ll see what the handicapper does to him but more than likely we’ll wait for Ballybrit.

“He finished strongly in Bellewstown and we have been very happy with him, he just seems to come to himself at this time of year. He was a little bit frustrating for a while but he is back to a winnable mark, he’s in great form.

“I think that is 26 or 27 winners we have had together (with the Total Recall Racing Club) and we’ve had plenty of Galway winners.”

Wishing Star (8/11f) got off the mark at the sixth time of asking in the Down GAA Maiden. Once she regained the lead over a quarter of a mile from home, the race was sealed as she kept on well to pass the post two and a half lengths to the good.

Jockey Chris Hayes, in P.J. Magnier’s colours, said: “She’s a filly we’ve always liked and the form of her last run worked out. It was good placing by Fozzy (Stack) to find this race for her. It’s very important with her pedigree to get a winning bracket.

“We’ll see what the handicapper does but I’m sure there’s a three-year-old only handicap over that trip or even a little bit further would be right up her street.”

ACTING STEWARDS

A. Byrne, L. McFerran, Rev C. Hall-Thompson, Dr J.F. Gillespie, M.F. O’Donoghue

HORSE TO FOLLOW

PATRICK JOSEPH (D. Marnane): Tends to save his best performances for the Polytrack in Dundalk and can score there off a low mark.