Meade and O'Sullivan a formidable team

Caer (11/10 favourite) swooped late under Maxine O'Sullivan to win the ladies' bumper in Roscommon by a length. Blue Heather and Sarah Kavanagh had set sail for home over a furlong out, however, Caer was beginning to make inroads on the outside.

The five-year-old mare stayed on well to catch Blue Heather (6/1) in the closing stages.

There was a six and a half length gap back to Above The City in third at 13/2.

Noel Meade said: “Timing is everything! She's had two rides for me and two wins so you can't do better than that. I presume she'll be riding them all now in the ladies' bumpers.

“We thought we rode her wrong the last day in the north and I thought for a minute we rode her wrong there as well.

“She actually knew what she was at because she thought they went a bit quick and started to go early, so she let them go a bit and once she pulled her out she said she picked up really well.

“She's a nice filly and she goes on the ground. I'd say we'll probably try jumping with her now.”

Additional reporting by Gary Carson