The veteran Current Option bounced back to winning ways when taking the seven-furlong Tote Handicap in good style at Fairyhouse.

Ado McGuinness' charge had last struck at the Galway festival in 2022 and had been well beaten on his most recent outing at the Curragh.

Adam Caffrey produced the 15/2 shot with a strong run to collar front-runner Verhoyen inside the final furlong and he went on to post a length-and-a-quarter win.

“Class is permanent and form is temporary! It's been a while since he won but he ran a great race in the premier handicap at Cork (last month), where he finished fourth,” said McGuinness.

“We ran him in the Curragh the last day where he was drawn right out on the wing and he got very upset in the stalls and he ran very freely.

“He was in good form and we just felt that Fairyhouse would suit him, around a bend, that he'd be able to relax and drop it, which he did.

“Adam gave him a good ride, he was very cool on him.

“The plans for the boys are that they're always over for the end of July and that's where he'll go. I'll see what the handicapper gives him and we'll try and get him into those two big handicaps in Galway.

“If he's going to get in off his current mark I'll leave him but if not I might have to run him again.

“He's a horse of a lifetime and you just don't get many horses like him.”