THEY say experience is the greatest teacher in life and it was the proven Galway expertise of course stalwart Dunum, combined with the most canny of front-running rides from a vintage Seamie Heffernan, that captured a closely fought edition of the €120,000 Colm Quinn BMW Mile.

Natalia Lupini’s stable star lights up around Ballybrit like few others can and, despite a determined challenge from the Ger O’Leary-trained Bear Profit, the Galway specialist answered every call to prevail by a head in the day-two feature. It now means that from five visits to the course, Maurice Burns’ home-bred has notched a terrific three wins (including two premier handicaps) and a pair of close thirds.