< Decorated Knight registered his third Group One victory of the campaign by coming from last to first in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Roger Charlton's five-year-old had regressed slightly since landing the Tattersalls Gold Cup in May and was allowed to go off at 25-1.< Eminent set the pace until inside the final furlong, where he was passed by the winner and Poet's Word with Decorated Knight getting up by half a length. Eminent stuck on for a British clean sweep, but hot favourite Churchill was disappointing.< Hydrangea also caused a surprise by pipping her illustrious stablemate Winter in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes.

Aidan O'Brien's 20-1 shot had finished behind Winter on no less than four occasions since beating her in the 1,000 Guineas Trial here in April, and rediscovered that sort of sparkle to prevail by a head.< Delano Roosevelt was all the rage for the Willis Towers Watson Champions Juvenile Stakes but had to settle for third as Nelson (11-2) trounced Kew Gardens to lead home an O'Brien one-two-three.< Eziyra gave Dermot Weld his third successive triumph in the KPMG Enterprise Stakes.

The 9-10 favourite made hard work of it, though, taking her time to head long-time leader Spanish Steps before holding off Exemplar by three-quarters of a length.< Suedois (100-30) came out on top in a thrilling finish to the Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes.

David O'Meara's raider has carved out a career as a sprinter and hadn't tackled this mile distance since his debut four years ago, but he saw it out well to deny True Valour by half a length, with Psychedelic Funk and Sir John Lavery not far away.< Laws Of Spin held Machine Learner in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap, while Burnt Sugar was too good in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Sovereign Path' Handicap and Ger Lyons Frankel newcomer Lightening Fast (6-1) won the Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden.