JOSEPH O’Brien sent out four winners on the card, while Joey Sheridan and Dylan Browne McMonagle both rode trebles.
O’Brien and Sheridan teamed up to win the opening Party Time And Limerick Motor Centre Rated Race with 3/1 favourite Dancing Saxon.
The Fishdance Limited home-bred led inside the final furlong before holding the late run of Inishfallen by a neck.
The winning rider reported: “She’s genuine, she just has a little look when she gets there. The race suited her.”
Quick return
Sheridan went on to land the following two races, with his second win coming via the Paul Flynn-trained Rappell, who led close home to land the Ei Electronics Handicap by three-quarters of a length.
Just touched off at Fairyhouse on Wednesday, the gelding was making a quick reappearance. Owned by Paddy McGuire, the son of Soldier’s Call was returned 6/4f.
Sheridan said: “The report said that he put his head in the air the last day. but I think that’s just his head carriage. I think he might have just bumped into a well-handicapped horse of Johnny’s.
“I’d say it was just a good run the other day. He was just unlucky to be pipped. Paul said that he actually came out of the race nearly better than he went into it the last day.
“It’s nice to get a winner for Paul. We always do a couple of times a year.”
Stable in form
Glen Breeze brought up the Sheridan treble when landing an across-the-card four-timer for trainer Patrick Magee in the DAR Golf And Mann Family Handicap.
Sent off 5/2f, the Pony Up Syndicate-owned gelding led over a furlong out, staying on to score by one and a quarter lengths.
Sheridan said: “It’s great. It’s nice to get my second treble. Nice to ride a winner for Paddy (Magee) too. I’m absolutely delighted for him. To get a four-timer like is just unbelievable. I always have a few winners for him and he’s a lovely fella.
“I think he’ll improve again, this horse. It looked like this was a good opportunity for him, so it’s nice to get the job done.”
DYLAN Browne McMonagle initiated a personal treble when partnering the Joseph O’Brien-trained 1/8f Al Haarith to readily win the Heating Engineer Supplies Maiden.
Owned by Alwasmiyah and Ballylinch and Umm Al Shukhout, the 475,000gns yearling placed in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes last season, but disappointed on return last month. All went according to plan on his fifth career start, as he led after the two-furlong pole and eased clear to a nine-length success.
McMonagle said: “He’s a very good horse. His form as a two-year-old is really good. A little bit of a flop the last day on his reappearance, but we were happy with the way he came out of the race and we felt he’d improve plenty.”
Improving
O’Brien and McMonagle added further gains as Nellcote (5/2jf) justified support in the median auction fillies’ maiden over a mile and a half.
Scott Heider’s home-bred finished fourth over a mile on debut in May and took a step forward here, leading inside the final furlong and keeping on well for a half-length success.
McMonagle said: “I shouldn’t have given away my position down around the first bend. I should have kept moving forward. Scott put the brakes on up the back and we hack cantered for the second half of the race.
“She had a good look at the stalls on the right-hand side. She is still babyish, so there is plenty more improvement to come. That’ll sharpen her up plenty and it’s good to get her head in front.”
ROBYN Donaghue Leahy briefly put a stop to the O’Brien/McMonagle run when guiding the Pat Flynn-trained Magna Gee Gee to victory in the apprentice handicap over a mile and a half.
Third at Tramore three days prior, the Ger O’Neill-owned gelding led over two furlongs out and dug deep to deny the favourite Without Love by a head.
Donaghue Leahy said: “He deserved that. I was probably in front too soon, but I had to go when I did. He’s very tough. Tramore probably wasn’t the best track for him the last day, but I suppose when they get in, you have to go.
“He comes out of his races very well and he was like a fresh horse today. In fairness, when I could feel the horses behind me coming, he was going again.”
Back in front
O’Brien gained a fourth win, and McMonagle a third, as Themis easily landed the concluding mile-and-a-half handicap.
Owned by Mrs Annemarie O’Brien, the Sottsass filly was sent off the 7/4 favourite following last month’s maiden win over course and distance. She led from over a furlong out, before forging clear to win by four lengths.
McMonagle reported: “She’s going the right way. It just took her a couple of runs to get the hang of things.
“She was always a nice worker as a two-year-old and she had a little setback. She’s come back this year, and she’s done nothing but improve. Hopefully she’s not done yet.”