THE Galway Festival is next for Koybig who notched up his first win for David Marnane and his sixth in all in the International Hotel Handicap. The seven-year-old won this mile contest last year off a 9lb-higher mark and he got back to that form to strike for Donagh O’Connor.

In the colours of McGettigans Management Services JLT and the Peter Pan Syndicate, the resurgent son of Kodiac got the better of a last-furlong duel with Minnie Haha to take his record at Killarney to two wins and two placings from four starts.