THERE was some stellar fare at Saturday’s first stage of the two-day Ormond Foxhounds fixture in Ballingarry and owner/trainer Frank Oakes was understandably the happiest individual at the meeting, following the success of his charge Dylan Oak in the open.

Oakes saddled his most recent winner in a flat handicap at Gowran Park in June 2021 and Dylan Oak, who recorded his sole previous success for Denis Cullen in June 2022, is the only horse that he has run in points this season.