A CARD that provided Donnacha O’Brien with his first winner also saw the promising juvenile Lola Beaux earn herself a crack at pattern company while a determined Folk Law claimed the day’s feature for Tommy Stack and Wayne Lordan.

The most valuable event of the day was the €30,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery and Folk Law ensured that this five-furlong contest went to the Stack yard for the second time in four years.

The three race maiden, who carries the colours of South African owner Mary Slack and is out of the 1997 English 1000 Guineas second Oh Nellie, was allowed to go off the 8/1 outsider of the field.

However she had shown up quite well at listed level during the summer and she belied her position in the market with a determined effort.

After looking on from second she answered her rider’s every call in the closing stages to overhaul the front running Dandyleekie and prevail by half a length.

“It’s good for her to get her head in front,” said Lordan. “When she ran at Tipperary last time (fourth to Simply A Star) I made plenty of use of her so we thought that getting a lead might suit her better. She had a couple of good runs coming here and could step back up to stakes level now.”

A step up to Group 3 level beckons for Lola Beaux (5/2) who won the seven-furlong two-year-old maiden to deliver on a most encouraging debut second to Zafilani at Tipperary the previous week.

In the colours of Ladbrokes P.R. representative Hayley O’Connor, the daughter of Equiano produced a tenacious effort under Fran Berry.

She lost the lead to the odds-on General Marshall nearing the last furlong but rallied splendidly to get back on top late on, succeeding by three quarters of a length.

“She stuck at it well. She just got mugged at Tipperary but she had something to race with her today,” commented Jessica Harrington.

“She’s a very straight forward filly and the plan would now be the C L Weld Park Stakes at the Curragh later this month.”

This is a meeting that will forever have a special resonance for Donnacha O’Brien after Quartz (4/6) gave him his first success in the saddle in the apprentice riders’ maiden. O’Brien (16), who is the youngest of Aidan and Annemarie O’Brien’s four children, had his first ride at Naas in late July and was in action a further 15 times prior to this event.

Quartz looked to be struggling before the straight but launched a sustained bid from the turn in that enabled him to collar Duchess Andorra in the last furlong.

“I’m delighted for him that he’s got his first winner and a big thank you to Mr and Mrs Smith, Magnier and Tabor for letting him ride this horse. It’s great for him to get it,” declared the winning rider’s father.

The speedy Caspian Prince made his third visit of the year to Ireland a successful one with a typically trail blazing display in the five furlongs conditions race.

Tony Carroll’s charge found the step up to Group 2 level beyond him last time and he took full advantage of this marked drop in class.

My Good Brother was able to match the searing early pace set by Caspian Prince but the evens favourite was in control from over a furlong out.

At the line the Luke Morris-ridden winner had a length and a quarter to spare over Flight Risk who put in some decent late work having struggled to go the early pace.

Trainer Iggy Lawlor was full of praise for Rory Cleary who brought Kimbay (5/1) home in front in the five-furlong handicap.

On her debut for Lawlor the four-year-old was looking to build on a promising second at Naas in July and she travelled notably well throughout. She edged ahead entering the last furlong and kept on well to see off Ability N Delivery by a length and a half.

“That was a seriously good ride from Rory and he and Derek McCormack have put a lot of work into her at home,” stated Lawlor, who trains the winner for Frank Hayes. “She won nicely but it was the ride more than anything and the drop back to this trip suited.”

A tilt at the Irish Cesarewitch is being considered for Carraroe Flyer (12/1) following her success in the two miles handicap which was her fourth victory of the year.

The improving four-year-old, who is owned by the Liffeydale Syndicate, was sent to the front by Sean Corby with well over a furlong to run and she defeated the top-weight Notable Graduate by three lengths.

“She could go to Ayr for a two-mile handicap on Saturday and after that we’ll look at the Irish Cesarewitch,” reported Adrian Keatley.

“I told Sean to drop her in at the Curragh last week but it was the wrong thing to do as they went steady and she got trapped in behind.”

The second division of the 47-65 rated mile handicap saw Havelock Ellis (12/1) prevail with a stunning last to first charge in the straight.

The five-year-old had it all to do nearing the last quarter of a mile but Fergal Lynch had timed things to perfection as he produced his mount with a whirlwind finish on the outer to strike the front nearing the line.

“I didn’t have him that long when he ran at Gowran last month and we learnt a bit about him there and he’s been training well since,” stated Johnny Levins.

“Fergal was brilliant on him. He decided to come to the outside as he had a feeling the horse didn’t want to be crowded. The horse’s owners David Byrne and Carol O’Neill are new to the yard and I’m delighted for them.”

The first divide of the mile handicap went to Gerry Stack’s Hilary who followed up her recent success at Bellewstown to give jockey Killian Hennessy his second winner of the season.

The 15/2 chance was going especially well early in the straight and, after angling out to make her bid nearing the last furlong, the top-weight collared Hoppsan to score by a length and a half.

The North County Racing Syndicate-owned winner could well be placed to further advantage in the coming weeks.