RAHMI, a €48,000 purchase from a horses-in-training sale last November, paid back that price tag and more when he came through late to nut favourite Dunum on the line and take the second renewal of the €100,000 Bet 10 Euro Get 50 Euro Novibet Emerald Mile.

The Johnny Murtagh-trained four-year-old had shown a decent level in three starts for Francis-Henri Graffard in France. He finished eight to Dunum on his seasonal/stable debut at Limerick, but the combination of quicker ground, race fitness and a weight swing with that rival seemed to make the difference.