JOHNNY Murtagh’s Cadeau Belle (9/1) took the Listed Darley Irish EBF Kooyonga Stakes over a mile, bringing up a double for rider Ben Coen at Navan last Sunday.

This three-year-old took a marked step up in class from her fillies’ maiden victory at Gowran Park in her stride.

She was never far from the pace and Coen sent her about her business inside the final furlong, where she stayed on strongly to win by a length and a quarter in the colours of Anthony Paul Smurfit.

Murtagh said: “She won a maiden nicely and Ben said he liked her and he doesn’t say it too often! Ben rode her work last week and thought she had improved.

“I’m delighted for Tony Smurfit, he bought her after the last race. It is always nice when you sell one on and they go and improve.

“I think she is a nice filly in the making. We will have a look and see what is around Derby weekend. She deserves a step up into Group 3 class now.”

The Jessica Harrington-trained Endless Sunshine was friendless in the market, but it didn’t prevent her making a winning debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden.

The Churchill filly did her best work in the closing stages of this mile-and-a-quarter contest.

She stayed on well to catch an all-out Letiza in the final strides and won by a head at 14/1 having been 5/1 in the morning.

Jockey Nathan Crosse, in Zhang Yuesheng silks, said: “A very good effort, the Harrington team have her in great order. She was fit and ready there today.

“I was just a bit green and behind the bridle early, I had to help her but as soon as the penny dropped with her, just coming up the hill, she was good and game the whole way to the line.”

PEARLS And Rubies (3/1) initiated a double for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore when winning on debut in the Lynn Lodge Stud Irish EBF Maiden over five furlongs at Navan on Sunday.

It didn’t look likely when she was pushed along in sixth a quarter of a mile from home, but she responded well and improved to challenge 6/5 favourite I Am Invictus in the final 100 yards.

She was resolute in the finish in getting up by a neck under Moore and opened up a potential path to Royal Ascot for owner Mrs Richard Henry.

O’Brien said: “Obviously, she needed experience badly. We came here to see if she would be forward enough for Ascot. Ryan rode her accordingly and left her alone and educated her. She could be an Albany filly.

“She has won there and she doesn’t even realise she has raced yet. She just kept coming and finished off very strong. She’s obviously a filly with plenty of class.”

The double was brought up by 10/11 favourite Canute in The Royal County Handicap over 10 furlongs.

The son of Quality Road travelled strongly as Moore made progress approaching the final furlong. The partnership overwhelmed Malbay Madness in the final 100 yards and went on by a length and a half for the Coolmore partners.

“He had a good run the last day (in fourth at the Curragh). You have to be very happy with him,” O’Brien said. “He’s improving and we might have a look at something in Ascot for him, maybe one of those three-year-old handicaps.”

IT proved to be a profitable day for the Lynam family as Sarah and her father, Eddie, registered winners on the card - both over the minimum trip.

Screen Siren (4/1) came home well for Chris Hayes to strike the front inside the final furlong of the Navan Racecourse Handicap.

The five-year-old mare fended off Harmony Rose by half a length to take the honours at 4/1.

Sarah Lynam said: “The jockeys were all saying it was very dead on the far rail. So, I just said ‘can we come over this side?’ When they jumped out, I thought I had perhaps overcomplicated my instructions, but he (Hayes) did it to a tee. She was very good as well, she was coming there well.

“It’s great because Trevor (Dalzell, owner) is here today and he hasn’t been there for her other wins. I’m delighted. She ran so well the last day and the form was working out well.”

In the following race, the Gain The Advantage Series Handicap, Ben Coen conjured up a strong finish from top-weight Collective Power (6/1 favourite) to plunder the spoils.

The five-year-old gelding came down the outer to catch Stanhope and hit the line with three-parts of a length in hand.

Owner/trainer Eddie Lynam said: “It was (a fair effort under 10st 2lb), but he had dropped him a few pounds and he was in a lower grade. They went very fast, but he did it well in the end. He climbed the hill well. He runs his race time and time again.”

Court Of Appeal made light of an absence of almost 16 months to take the Cusack Hotel Family Day July 15th Handicap.

He led fully three furlongs out and found for pressure when strongly pressed at the business end. Conor Stone-Walsh then drove him home by a neck at 12/1.

Owner/trainer Noel Hynds said: “I was hopeful he would go well. He did it really well and we will look for something similar.

“His last run he came off the track sore and pulled a muscle, it took him a long time to come right. Conor is very good, I’ve been watching him and made a point the middle of last week to try and get him way before I even thought I was getting in.”