Critic in command in last Rock Critic made all for a cosy success in the concluding seven-furlong race at Tipperary. The 8/11 favourite was asked for an effort, by Pat Smullen, a furlong-and-a-half out and really got motoring in the closing stages. The Pivotal gelding stretched clear inside the final furlong to record a three-and-a-half length success over Mojito. The Dermot Weld-trained winner, who scored twice at last year's Galway festival, was making his seasonal debut. (GC & TW)
