Majestic has Joyce smiling in Ireland now too

Majestic Timeline is a horse former jockey Adrian Joyce is never likely to forget and after getting the Athlone handler off the mark in his new career with a couple of successes at Wolverhampton in March and April, the chestnut returned to home soil to provide the former Paddy Power winning pilot with an initial success in Ireland.

A daughter of Majestic Missile (second winner of the evening for a Ballyhane Stud stallion, following on from Abbakova s first-placing in the opener for Dandy Man) Majestic Timeline showed a lot of 'zip' on the stand's side out of box seventeen under Johnny Murtagh.

Murtagh looked happy enough that he'd collect on the 13/2 favourite (3 in a row for supporters of the market-leader) from a fair bit down and in the end the victorious four-year-old beat off the similarly highly-drawn South Ring by a neck. That one had been bidding to supply Willie McCreery with a brace after Abbakova's win in the first.

Joyce also has a point to point triumph to his name at this stage and he explained: "I got my licence in January and I have eight in. They're half and half for flat and jumps.

"I had to retire from race riding through injury. I had lots of injuries even fracturing my spine.

"It was great to have Johnny aboard here. I know him from my time riding and that was a help.

"This filly will go to Bellewstown next for another five furlong handicap.

"There's a lot more stress involved in the training!" (TW & EM)