DREAM Today bagged his third success at Dundalk when landing the feature event on Wednesday, as the stadium celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Ado McGuinness admitted the 15/2 shot wasn’t the best fancied of his trio in the €21,000 race after he posted a hard fought front-running victory. Rory Cleary was soon in front on the Dream Ahead gelding and he stuck on gamely when pressed by Dandyville in the closing stages to post a neck victory.

“He’s not the one I expected but we’ll take any of them,” said McGuinness of the Shamrock Thoroughbred-owned gelding. “Rory gave him a great ride, he jumped out and went forward. This horse loves to do that and fair play to him.

“We’ve had great fun with him, he brought us to Dubai a few years back and always wins a couple of races every year. These types of horses keep people happy.”

Gobi Star was another to notch his third course success when landing the preceding seven-furlong handicap for Pat Martin.

Jack Kearney’s mount missed the kick but the 4/1 shot came with a perfectly timed surge late on to get up and pip Exquisite Acclaim by a short-head. Michael Cawley’s gelding was backing up his win at the track the previous week and Martin said: “I joked with the handicapper the other day that he had whacked us but I’ve often found when he does hit you that hard (12lb rise) they are often right.”

Scorchio is also making hay on the all-weather at the moment and the Jack Davison-trained filly won for the second time in three starts when claiming the opening five-furlong nursery.

Wesley Joyce lost his whip under two furlongs from home but it made no difference as the daughter of Kuroshio came to collar Mary Shoelaces inside the final furlong and record a half-length win.

“That was super, I’m delighted. She’s been a dinger of a filly for the [Final Reminder] syndicate and they are knocking a great bit of fun out of her,” said Davison. “She didn’t have too much hardship today so hopefully she’ll be in good shape for the next day. The winners’ race in a fortnight’s time is the obvious one.”

JUST five days after Alpha Centauri set the sales ring alight by selling for €6 million her first produce Saturn did his bit for the pedigree when getting off the mark in maiden company.

The Galileo colt, placed on his previous three starts, appreciated the step up to a mile and a half when running out a convincing winner.

Scott McCullagh was in the plate this time and produced the Jessica Harrington-trained colt with a strong surge inside the final furlong to record a two-and-a-half length win.

“Scott said he did it very impressively and he’d have no problem even stepping up to a mile and six,” said assistant Kate Harrington. “He’s just like his mother, he likes to gallop down the road. We’re very lucky as we’ve had the first three progeny out of her and I’d say Aidan (O’Brien) will have the rest!

“We’ve got a really nice full-sister who is a little bit bigger and lovely Circus Maximus yearling, she is a little bit neater so we might hopefully see her as a two-year-old.”

In the seven-furlong auction maiden the Noel Meade-trained Seti sprang a 40/1 shock on his second outing.

Robert Whearty produced his mount to lead inside the final furlong as the Raven’s Pass gelding posted a half-length win over Bruce Lightning.

“He disappointed us the first day he ran, he ran terrible and showed nothing,” said Meade. “He’s a full-brother to Hokusai who has disappointed us a good few times so I was afraid to be too confident.

“The 10lb and the 5lb claim left him well enough in. He was fit and ran through the line there.”

KILLIAN Leonard partnered his first winner in just over a year when Riyami justified favouritism in fine style in the second division of the two-mile handicap.

The Shauna Larkin-trained 9/4 shot led inside the final furlong and soon asserted to record a five-length win over Curious Bride.

Leonard said: “It’s been a quiet year for me. There are a lot of good up-and-coming apprentices and rides are tight in Ireland.

“I’ve kept my head down and tried as hard as I could to ride winners, and even get rides. Thank God I was able to get one on the board tonight.

“He’s put up a good performance, last Friday night he just failed at the line and he’s backed that up tonight. He stays the trip well.”

In the first division of the race Honketonk Angel appreciated the step up in trip when opening her account at the eighth attempt.

Oisin McSweeney produced Luke Comer’s mare to lead inside the final furlong and despite drifting left she stuck on well to score by half a length from Circus Act.

Assistant Jim Gorman said afterwards: “She’s been crying out for two miles on decent ground. She idled a bit and just needed a bit of company, that’s just her.”

Another to open his account on the card was the Ger Lyons-trained Caulaincourt in the concluding mile-and-a-half handicap.

Colin Keane led turning for home on the Dark Angel gelding and he stuck to the far rail as he posted a cosy two-and-a-half length win.

Shane Lyons said: “We’re delighted for Catriona and Rick (Gaynor). They live in America most of the year but they are originally from Trim.

“For them to be here for the victory is brilliant because they have persevered. He’s a horse that was weak throughout the whole year, he wants good ground and has just strengthened up.

“He’s a horse that has plenty of scope about him and he’d be a nice horse for the jumping boys too.”