< New Approach took full advantage of Duke Of Marmalade's absence to land the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, but it was no walk in the park for the Epsom Derby winner.
All seemed to be going to plan when Kevin Manning sent the 8-13 favourite past Red Rock Canyon into the lead in the straight, but Jim Bolger's colt did not quicken away as expected and had to fend off several challengers.
The most dangerous of them was 50-1 outsider Traffic Guard whose late charge forced New Approach to pull out all the stops and he got home by half a length, with Mores Wells staying on for third.
Bolger initiated a Group One double when Lush Lashes the 9-4 favourite, secured another top-level victory in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes.
The filly was always prominent and the writing was on the wall when she took over from Lady Gloria but there was some heavyweight talent behind her and she was made to battle hard.
Having beaten off Halfway To Heaven Lush Lashes was tackled by Nahoodh who had met trouble in running, and kept her at bay by a neck. Bolger is expecting the winner to stay in training next year.< Famous Name returned to action in the Group Three At The Races Kilternan Stakes and was sent off the 2-5 favourite, but Dermot Weld's colt could not cope with Aidan O'Brien's The Bogberry
The French Derby runner-up was brought from the rear by Pat Smullen and led into the final furlong, but The Bogberry (9-1) swooped down the outside under Colm O'Donoghue and claimed the spoils.
David Marnane landed a notable one-two in the Leopardstown Pavilion September Handicap, but it was the less fancied of the pair who took the spoils, with 20-1 chance Rain Rush getting the verdict by three-quarters of a length in the hands of Seamus Heffernan over Maundy Money < Baliyana appreciated a drop in class to make virtually every yard of the running under Mick Kinane in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
John Oxx's charge (4-1) made no impression at Group Two level on her last run, bu
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