SILENCE Please (5/2) made it two from two with a last gasp victory in the featured Matchbook Irish EBF Premier Nursery at Cork last Sunday.

The Jessica Harrington-trained filly was making her first start in the colours of new owners Team Valor having been successful on her debut at Gowran Park in late July.

Shane Foley asked the daughter of Gleneagles for an effort passing the two-furlong pole in the seven-furlong contest.

She kept on strongly between horses inside the final furlong to get up for a neck success over Windham Belle.

The winner holds a couple of Group 1 entries and Harrington hasn’t ruled out the possibility of her having a shot at the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Irish Champions Weekend.

“Shane said she was as green as grass and probably needs a mile. She’s going to be a nice staying filly for next year.

“Nothing helped her as was drawn seven, out on her own, and she doesn’t know enough to race out there on her own. When the horses came either side of her, that helped her a lot.

“She’s in the Moyglare and she might go there. She’ll come on a ton from that so we’ll see where they want to go.”

Eddie Lynam had a good afternoon at when saddling a quick double courtesy of Romantic Proposal and Chagall.

The former gained a deserved success in the Matchbook Straight Seven Fillies Maiden having picked up prize money on her four previous outings.

Declan McDonogh was aboard the Clipper Logistics-owned filly and drove the 11/2 shot into the lead a furlong from home to score by a length and a quarter from Lovee Dovee.

“She ran very well here earlier in the year and I didn’t think it would take me as long as it did to win a maiden with her,” said the winning handler.

Lynam double

Half an hour later, Lynam was back in the number one spot when Chagall made most, under Andrew Slattery, to take the Matchbook Straight Seven Handicap.

The 7/1 shot kicked on from the field a furlong and a half out and stayed on well to record a one-and-three-quarter-length win over Count Of Carabass.

Lynam said: “Stephanie (Schilcher) has had horses with me a long time. The dam won and was group-placed. This fella is a funny old devil but he loves front-running.”

Lyons newcomer makes an impression

EARLIER on the card, the Ger Lyons-trained Nurse Barbara made quite an impression on her debut when taking the Matchbook Irish EBF (Fillies) Maiden over six furlongs.

Colin Keane had the Kodiac filly prominent throughout and the 7/1 shot kicked on over a furlong out to record a comprehensive three-and-a-quarter-length win in the colours of David Spratt.

“She’s not the biggest but she doesn’t need to be when she has a heart,” commented Shane Lyons afterwards.

The beautifully-bred Passion looked a filly with a bright future when asserting in the closing stages to take the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) maiden over a mile for the Coolmore partners.

Capri’s full-sister led well inside the final furlong, under Donnacha O’Brien, and was going away at the line to record a two and a quarter-length winning margin.

The 6/1 shot was stepping forward from her debut over course and distance having been fifth on her first outing just over two weeks previously.

PATIENCE paid off with Mister Trader as he returned to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since his debut success in March 2016 when taking the Matchbook Exchange Handicap.

Darren Bunyan’s charge also chased home Caravaggio as a juvenile but had suffered his fair share of setbacks since.

The 12/1 shot was prominent throughout in the five-furlong contest and got on top close home to defeat Aspen Belle by a neck, under Nathan Crosse.

Bunyan paid tribute to winning owners the Straight To Victory Syndicate for the support afterwards: “I’ve got a great kick out of that today, especially for the horse himself as he deserves it.

“It’s a credit to the lads that own him, they’ve been very, very patient and that’s what you get when you have good owners.”

Halford one-two

Michael Halford saddled the winner of the Sean Barrett Bloodstock Insurance Maiden but not with the 2/1 favourite Hazran.

That colt had to settle for second again as 25/1 newcomer Simsir, also in the Aga Khan colours, got on top inside the final furlong for a cosy two-and-a-quarter-length win under Niall McCullagh.

Halford was expecting the winner to “benefit from the run” and hopes he could develop into a nice horse.