Siamsaiocht takes the last at Leopardstown

Siamsaiocht sent favourite backers home happy, as she took the last at Leopardstown, the Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Rated Race.

The Jim Bolger trained three-year-old won a maiden at Tipperary last October, and was then second in a Listed contest at Dundalk.

Without a win in six starts this season, the daughter of Teofilo did run well to finish third at the Curragh on Sunday.

Sent off the 11/8 favourite this evening she raced in third under Kevin Manning, as Marshall Jennings attempted to make all.

The winner was pushed along to challenge on the outer from the two furlong pole, and she was ridden with over a furlong to go. She got to the front inside the final furlong, and kept on well from there, going on to score by half a length. Toccata Blue (11/2 to 9/2) finished second under Colin Keane for Ger Lyons, while Zulu Alpha kept on well in third, a further neck back under Pat Smullen for Dermot Weld.

Jim Bolger said afterwards: "She likes the good ground. I'll probably have to think about Cork now (Give Thanks Stakes)."

Additional reporting by Gary Carson