LAMAR Canyon was a first runner in the training ranks for Tanya Browne in The Moffett - The Competitive Edge Maiden and, minutes later, he became her first winner on a special day for the stable.

It was a family affair as her son Adam Browne-Souza did the steering sporting her colours.

The 20/1 shot raced in touch and improved into fourth approaching the final quarter of a mile. Browne-Souza brought him to challenge and lead at the furlong pole and he kept on well to beat Focaccia by three-quarters of a length.

Browne said: “I’m based in Rosegreen, 20 minutes from dad, Willie Browne. He was showing up well last year (when trained by her father), but it just wasn’t happening on the track. He has shown today what he shows at home. I have two horses in training, the other one is Viamonte, who is a sprint handicapper.”

Double-winning form

No less than three jockeys were in double-winning form on the Polytrack and it was Joey Sheridan who bookended the card. Denis Hogan’s The Liffey has been enjoying himself in claimers on the sand and sealed another victory in the Irishinjuredjockeys Optional Claiming Race.

The 2/1 favourite closed on the leaders entering the straight and Sheridan drove him on to lead racing to the final furlong. The five-year-old gelding was strong at the business end in putting three and a half lengths on Battle Borne for owner James McAuley.

Sheridan said: “He’s kind of the lads’ dream horse really - he enjoys those claimers, I suppose. They wouldn’t be going over hard and he gets into a comfortable rhythm there.”

Kilcrea Rock (16/5) took the honours by half a length in the View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden for Sheridan, Joseph O’Brien and owner Michael O’Flynn.

The Wootton Bassett gelding travelled well, on his first go on the Polytrack, in mounting his challenge two furlongs out and led narrowly a furlong from home. Sheridan kept him up to his work to beat a staying-on Steel Cut by half a length.

The jockey said: “He loved it (surface). He’s a grand horse and I think maybe in a better race, where they will go a bit harder and they take him a bit further, he’ll come on.”

BELIEVED (5/4 favourite) went into many a notebook after a wide-margin success in the Sunday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Maiden over a mile and a half.

Johnny Murtagh’s charge had the leaders well in view in third and progressed to second halfway.

Ben Coen sent her on straightening for home, and she cranked up the pressure on her rivals at the furlong marker, stretching clear to sail in by eight and a half lengths for Qatar Racing Limited.

Murtagh said: “Ben said the last time she was ready to step up to a mile and a half. We spent a bit of time kind of concentrating on getting her relaxed. Ben said she was much more easy today, the hood has seemed to help her as well.

“She has won a maiden by eight lengths in Ireland, so she is ready to step up. We’ll speak to the lads and see what they say.”

Shane Foley picked up a two-day ban over a careless riding incident on unplaced Werifesteria.

Close call

Coen doubled up on Grey Fable, who popped up at 22/1 in the Family Fun Day Saturday 15th August Handicap over a mile and a half. The Derby Bar Syndicate representative loomed large and led over two furlongs out.

Chopsticks got on terms with him outside the final furlong, but Grey Fable was tough in the final 100 yards, as he ground out victory by a neck over fast-finishing Copper Craft (6/5 favourite).

With trainer Karl Thornton leading up, Coen said: “The last day I think just the ground went on him, he wasn’t able to handle it. Karl was happy with him coming here today. He said he stays this trip very well around here. He was good and tough.”

Coen was handed a four-day suspension for frequency with the whip on the winner.

THE first leg of Luke McAteer’s brace of winners came up on 8/11 favourite Jamestown, who thoroughly enjoyed himself in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden over seven furlongs.

He sat in the box seat behind the leader Ribble Emperor and cruised past that rival two furlongs down. He galloped away from the field in the final furlong to strike by eight lengths over well-backed Nautic Star (11/4) for MRC International.

David Marnane said: “It wasn’t ideal obviously going to Haydock (race abandoned last Saturday), and coming home, and coming straight up here in this heat. He could be a Britannia horse depending on his rating. We’ll see where he lands.”

McAteer poached the lead on Cuban Grey from stall 13 in the Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap and made all over the sprint trip for the McKenna Partnership.

The pair increased their advantage a furlong and a half down and that margin was needed as Collective Power rattled home in second, but was half a length in arrears of the 22/1 winner at the line.

Pat McKenna said: “He had a bad draw, so Luke decided to try and get him out and get him into a good position. He probably didn’t realise he was as far in front, but he needed it in the end. We will follow the same route as last year and maybe go to the Curragh with him.

“Conor (McKenna, son) never misses it. He’ll be jumping around the bed in Australia, it’s late there!”