"This horse has plenty of ability. Just trying to harness it is a huge thing.

"There, three times he looked beaten but he still came back," those opening lines in the aftermath, from winning trainer Willie McCreery, summed things up well after Tylery Wonder landed the City North Hotel Handicap at Bellewstown under Pat Smullen.

The in-form handler went on: "I had a look here on Friday morning and there were five or six entries. They were the same horses he ran against at Tipperary. If he hadn't acted up down there he'd nearly have won.

"It was a great ride from Pat, he done really well to keep him straight."

Favourite Sylvan Mist had looked sure to land this five runner sprint when hitting the front a furlong out but Tylery Wonder (had led earlier) came again to lead near the line – triumphing by a head. (GC & EM)