< Acapulco began her career with Aidan O'Brien by outclassing her rivals in the Sole Power Sprint Stakes at the Curragh.

Such a good two-year-old for Wesley Ward a couple of seasons ago, the daughter of Scat Daddy, who is in-foal to Galileo, was appearing for the first time since November on her Irish debut.

Sent off the 11-8 favourite, she wasn't exactly scintillating but showed that the acceleration is still there and after hitting the front a furlong out under Donnacha O'Brien, proved half a length too strong for the running-on Ardhoomey

That completed a double for the O'Briens, which began when Actress had no problem justifying 1-3 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden.

Irishcorrespondent lived up to the hype with a clear-cut success in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Race.

Michael Halford's 8-11 favourite cruised into the lead around a furlong out and coasted home four and a half lengths clear of Homesman

Life with Ger Lyons clearly agrees with Mawaany who landed the Cross' SuperValu Handicap in the hands of Colin Keane.

The British import made a winning start for Lyons at Dundalk during the winter and followed up with a three-length defeat of Lady Derrynane at odds of 4-1.< Tandem is enjoying an Indian summer and fought off Jaqen H'Ghar to land the Courtyard Shopping Centre Newbridge Race.

Dermot Weld's veteran was bidding to supplement a Tipperary triumph last month and did so in gritty fashion, sticking his neck out when pressed by Joseph O'Brien's runner to prevail by half a length as the 13-8 favourite.

Weld and Pat Smullen followed up with 2-1 favourite Dabulena in the Keadeen Hotel Fillies Maiden, and Smullen also took the Newbridge Parishes Race Day Handicap on Not A Whisper while Gopsies Daughter (16-1) denied Palavicini Run in a head-bobbing finish to the PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap.