A winner of his previous start at Dundalk last month, Burren Song (7/1) followed up in the 1m4f handicap for in-form father and son combination Andy and Andrew Slattery.

Having tracked the leaders, Pat McNamara's homebred son of Battle Of Marengo made his bid from the two-furlong pole and had a good tussle with Taipan in the closing stages. The five-year-old edged ahead of that rival in the final 50 yards to score by a neck.

Slattery Junior said: "He is a good hardy horse, keeps galloping and was in off a good mark today and took full advantage of it.

"He had a nice run over hurdles on yielding ground at Tramore last year under my cousin Adam Ryan, who said he handled it and the ground isn't as bad as you'd think.

"He got the run of the race and I think he has matured from last year and is staying better.

"His owner Pat McNamara, from Limerick, is a lovely man who has kept the faith in the horse so thankfully he has come good."

Quotes from Tom Weekes