Seamus Heffernan opened his account at the Galway Festival 2010 when partnering Days Ahead to take the Arthur Guinness Handicap over an extended mile.

The Eoin Doyle-trained gelding led well inside the final furlong to beat the reluctant Elusive Art by three lengths, with Push Me weakening a further short-head away in third.

“He ran well at Killarney last time but I thought the ground might be a bit quick for him tonight. He's a big, strong horse and the plan is to go 3yo hurdling with him,” said Doyle afterwards.