Review BELLEWSTOWN 30TH JUN

Inform pair Harry Rogers and Chris Hayes teamed up to record doubles at Bellewstown courtesy of Groves Royal and Tin Town Boy.

Groves Royal was produced with a well-timed run by Hayes to open her account in the second division of the Anglo Printers Handicap.

Soaring Eagle attempted to make all but had no answer when tackled by the Royal Academy filly inside the final furlong and went down by a length.

Tin Town Boy completed the quick brace when taking the Derek Plant Farm Machinery Handicap in some style.

Hayes sent his mount on turning for home and the Danehill Dancer gelding pulled right away in the closing stages to beat No Frontier by four-and-a-half lengths.

Hayes stretched his lead at the top of the apprentice table, moving on to 16 for the season: 'He does exactly what you tell him - he's a good kid. He's getting better all the time and if he keeps his head he can go right to the top,' said Rogers.

Crosshaven battled well on her debut to land the Tattersalls Ireland Auction Maiden by the narrowest of margins from the fast-finishing Rusty Red.

Patrick Prendergast has now trained four winners from five juvenile runners. 'She only cost 22,000 because she had a terrible dip in her back,' revealed the winning trainer.

There was a shock in the opening Sean McManus Tyres Novice Hurdle with 33/1 shot (72 on the Tote) Grand Lili emerging as a comfortable victor. It was a first success for John McConnell, who has four in training at his Monaghan base.

Pretty Posh was keen on the way to the start, before the first division of the Anglo Printers Handicap, but kept plenty for the race as she made all under Cathy Gannon to beat Curtistown by half a length.

A delegation of Fine Gael TDs, including Jim O'Keeffe, Phil Hogan and Olivia Mitchell, were on hand to greet On Your Way after his success in the Boyne Valley Hotel & Country Club Handicap Hurdle.

Showers left the track greasy at Tipperary and the runners in the chases encountered problems with the bends, with several fallers in the Ramada Ballykisteen Handicap Chase. As a result the concluding Say Again Beginners Chase was abandoned.

Dans Dealer had run out a comfortable winner of the Ramada Ballykisteen Handicap Chase while a better jump at the last had earlier sealed victory for Cash And Carry in the Ramada Worldwide Chase.

Ballydoyle newcomer Dylan Thomas (1/1f) made a promising debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden while odds-on shots Adaala (2/7f) and Sogno Verde (4/5f) had few problems securing their victories.