DYLAN Browne McMonagle is currently in contention for a first jockeys’ championship at Cork and, on Friday, completed a double highlighted by Red Evolution’s (9/2) win in the featured Doneraile Premier Handicap.

Beaten a length in the Rockingham last month, Red Evolution raced with the pace, improved to lead over a furlong out and scored readily from Eclairage.

The winner carries the colours of John Kirkland and, representing successful trainer Michael O’Callaghan, race planner Justin O’Hanlon reported: “Really he is only learning how to sprint and was even a little outpaced early-on today, but we thought this sharp five (furlongs) would suit him.

“Dylan said a stiffer five (furlongs) or even six would suit him as well, which opens up a lot of more options for us.

“There is a five-furlong 0-100 handicap at the Curragh in a couple of weeks for him, but I have in the back of my mind the Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary instead.

“He is only going to get better, Dylan said he is getting quicker and he is one very much to look forward to.”

With the pace

Jockey Browne McMonagle later doubled up on the Joseph O’Brien-trained Mojave River (4/6 favourite) in the four-runner Buy Tickets Online Median Auction Race.

The Go Racing Ltd-owned Mojave River raced with the pace throughout and held on well to beat Sonoran by a half-length.

The successful rider reported: “I felt the further I went, the better she was getting. She was getting it nice and easy out in front, she travelled well and picked up nicely. It took a while for her to lengthen, but in the final furlong, she stuck her head down.

“When Gary (Carroll, on Sonoran) came on my outside, I felt like she was only doing enough but always doing enough at the same time, and it is good to get her head back in front.

“She had a disappointing run in Royal Ascot (20th in Sandringham), but going back racing around a turn today definitely helped and hopefully it is onwards and upwards now.”

TRAINER Stephen Thorne landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race with Jack The Bachelor (5/2), which completed a third consecutive winner for the trainer, having scored with Pink Oxalis Sunday and juvenile debut winner Mayflower in Leopardstown last night.

Ridden by Jack Kearney, Shamrock Thoroughbred-owned Jack The Bachelor made all and held runner-up Kansas by half a length.

Thorne said: “Jack The Bachelor is bred in the purple speed-wise, which caught our eye at the breeze-up sale and he also came highly recommended from Roger O’Callaghan’s Tally-Ho Stud from whom we buy a couple of breezers every year.

“He has an awful lot of natural speed, but might have needed the first couple of runs to get into the proper racing system.

“I feel he has the talent to jump up to stakes level, as he has a lot of natural speed and is a top-of-the-ground horse.

“Jack gave him a lovely ride, the horse settled lovely and he kicked at the right time.”

Rosie rules

Racing began with Rosie Firth’s 20/1 success in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden, as the Pat Magee-trained filly showed the benefit of two prior runs when making all under 7lb-claimer Patrick McGettigan.

Magee said: “Her first two runs were actually better than they looked and had a great run the first day at the Curragh, where she wasn’t beaten far having raced very green.

“We made the running at Fairyhouse, where she didn’t get home over six (furlongs), so decided to let her go from the front today, as she is a forward-going type.

“She stole a march on them, used her experience, and a lot of the others were green in behind. I am surprised although I was thinking she wasn’t a no-hoper and, in fairness, the owner Seanie Mahon from Kells, who heads the syndicate, was very keen to have another go over five furlongs.

THE biggest-priced winner was 22/1 chance Hastily in the Follow Us On Social Media Handicap, which scored for owner Stephen McGuinness, trainer Tom McGuinness and jockey Jack Cleary.

The 40-rated six-year-old mare raced with the leaders, led two furlongs out and held Lorr’s Girl by a half-length.

The trainer later commented: “Hastily has won at the age of three, four, five and now six, but she’s hard enough to train and is temperamental. She is hard work at the start and tries to kick other horses, but on her day, she isn’t too bad.

“She won here previously, so we thought the track would suit and the good ground suited, so there was a lot in her favour.

“She got a good ride, as he managed to get her to jump out well; she had been slow out of stalls a lot lately, but got over that today. Our last winner was back in December and, the bigger the gap, the more you enjoy it.”

Souza success

There was an appropriate winner of the Valdir Rodrigues De Sousa Memorial Maiden, as the late jockey’s former work-colleague Ronaldo Souza led-up the winner Colter Bay (5/1) with son Adam Browne-Souza on board.

Riding his third winner, Browne-Souza raced Colter Bay prominently throughout, with the pair holding on well for a short-head win over Stella Alpina.

Winning trainer Willie Browne wasn’t present, with jockey Browne-Souza explaining: “Everything went to plan today and he was very unlucky the last day in the Curragh when he stumbled coming out of the stalls.

“That’s my second winner for my grandfather (trainer Browne) and it is also a special race to win, as my father Ronaldo - who led me up today, knew Valdy from riding breeze-up horses together. It is lovely to win this race.

“This horse will come on a lot from this. We always thought a lot of him, he is gradually improving the whole time and is a good horse to have.”

Royal Ascot winners, trainer Joe Murphy and jockey Gary Carroll, landed the concluding Racing Again August 4th Handicap with Vervain (100/30), which scored a first success for owner Tom Egan, Fleming and Crampscastle Bloodstock Ltd.

Afterwards, Group 1-winner Murphy reported: “Vervain is a very honest filly and I think she will make into a fantastic broodmare, as she has beautiful conformation with a lovely pedigree.

“She is sound in wind and limb and I would recommend her to anyone as a top-class broodmare.

“I think a mile and two is her trip, so we got away with it (mile and four furlongs) today - she’ll definitely go back to mile and two furlongs the next day.”