Harrington's Rock Of Candy gets off the mark

Top weight Rock Of Candy (7/2) bookended the card for favourite backers when taking the 1m3f three-year-old handicap.

Below par at Naas last time but placed on her previous three starts, Jessica Harrington's filly tracked the leaders on the inner and when Shane Foley got her out into the clear over a furlong out, she stayed on well to hit the front in the final hundred yards.

The daughter of Fastnet Rock (on the mark earlier with newcomer Goodie Two Shoes saw her race out well to beat market rival Butterfly Garden by three parts of a length.

Stable representative Richie Galwey said: "She had been threatening to do that for a while and it would have been nice for her to win at Naas on Saturday week when Mr Zhang was racing but this is important as she is now a winner.

"She travelled much sweeter through the race today, Shane was happy to get a bit of cover and she finished out well. She won nicely, enjoyed the trip and surface and she might progress again."

Quotes from Tom Weekes