GER Lyons landed the Darley Irish EBF Brownstown Stakes for the fifth time in just over a decade as Zarinsk produced an authoritative display from the front to land this Group 3 event.

The Juddmonte homebred daughter of Kodiac dictated matters under Colin Keane and, having asserted early in the straight, kept on strongly inside the final furlong to beat Cigamia by two and a half lengths with American Sonja a further length and a quarter back in third.

“She’s a queen, and seven furlongs around a bend is made for her. She’s very straight forward and not really ground dependant but doesn’t want extremes,” said Lyons of the 85/40 winner.

“She holds an entry in the Matron and it’s all about blacktype for Juddmonte. I’m delighted for them and their support.”

Opportunities

Killian Hennessy has made the most of the opportunities afforded to him by Aidan O’Brien in recent weeks and the pair successfully teamed up again with The Caribbean (100/30) in the Kilminfoyle House Stud Irish EBF Maiden.

The No Nay Never colt was fitted with blinkers for this third start having filled the runner-up spot here last month and was prominent throughout in this six-furlong event, leading inside the final quarter mile and keeping on well to beat Innate by half a length.

Hennessy, who won the BoyleSports Ulster Derby on Tower Of London and also partnered Henry Adams to a debut success at Naas last Saturday, said: “I’m lucky the opportunities are there at the moment as Seamie is suspended and unfortunately Wayne is out injured.

“We went a strong gallop which suited and he travelled well. He kept finding all the way to the line and is a grand, genuine horse.”

Suzie stars in Meade double

NOEL Meade saddled a 37/1 plus double on the card with Susie Wosie and Desert Haven, the latter gaining reward for his consistency when up there all the way in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden before staying on strongly to beat Blue News by two and three-quarter lengths.

Dylan Browne McMonagle, sporting the cerise colours of Patricia Hunt, said: “He’s been running over six and been very solid on straight tracks but I think the bend helped him today and he got the trip well. I got a lovely breather into him before the bend and he was tough.”

Susie Wosie took a nice step forward from her Gowran debut when swooping late to land the Fairyhouse Summer Season Claiming Race.

Newcomer Roman Harry looked set to justify 6/5 favouritism inside the final furlong but the 10/1 winner, owned and bred by Frank Fahy, flashed home under Adam Caffrey to score by a neck.

“She was slow out of the gates the last day and never went a yard but today she was really good,” said Caffrey. “When I pulled her out wide and she got daylight, she’s really galloped all the way to the line. She’ll improve and get further.”

James McAuley was busy afterwards claiming the winner for €5,000 along with Roman Harry (€15,000) and Nakassama (€10,000), while Ravelli and Western Cape were both claimed for €15,000 by John McConnell and Eric McNamara respectively.

JOSEPH O’Brien, who sent out two winners at Dundalk in the afternoon, completed a treble on the day as Hotrocket justified favouritism in the Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap.

The Starspangledbanner gelding was following up a Gowran win last month off a 9lb higher mark.

The 7/4 chance challenged between horses over a furlong out and got on top in the final 100 yards under Conor Stone-Walsh to beat Big Baby Bull by three-quarters of a length.

“Turning in I was just waiting for room and thankfully when you’re going well enough you can make your own room and he hit the line well.

“He probably doesn’t do a lot when he gets to the front and is a lazy sort at home. He’ll get a mile,” said Stone-Walsh of the gelding owned in partnership by Team Valor International and Donegal Racing.

Punters were also smiling after the mile and six furlong Fairyhouse Summer BBQ Rated Race where well-backed 11/10 favourite En Or got on top in the closing stages for Ben Coen to beat Hell Bent by a length and a quarter.

Winning trainer Tony Martin said: “After Limerick I wasn’t too confident that he would get the trip but he knuckled down well the last furlong which was great.

“John Hartnett (who owns the winner in partnership with Aidan Connolly) and his family are here today but are heading back to America tomorrow so I’m not sure where we’ll go next. He will mix it between the flat and hurdles.”

Good support

Amanirenas justified good support (7/1-9/2) when taking division one of the Coast To Curragh Cycle August 26th Handicap in great style, produced full of running by Robbie Colgan on the outer to beat Miss Slovakia by an easy two and a half lengths.

“She lost her way a bit and then things started to click again. She likes a bit of space in her races and switching wide,” said Michael Grassick who trains the filly for owner/breeder Renata Coleman.

“I’ll see how she is but I’d be half-tempted to run her back quick at Leopardstown next week. There is a seven-furlong apprentice handicap and she’s won there twice before.”

Golden Days (13/2), owned by the Front Row Partnership, got up on the line to pip Whatharm by a neck under Ronan Whelan in the second division of the seven furlong race and the successful Conyngham Lodge training team was represented by Tracey Collins who said: “She’s a fun horse for this grade and I think going around a bend helped her.”