< Radanpour (9-4) boosted his confidence with a determined triumph in the Byrne Marquees Hilltown Race at Bellewstown.
Dermot Weld's four-year-old looked a high-class prospect last year but lost his way alarmingly and despite having his sights lowered and his official rating of 98, wasn't even sent off favourite.
That honour went to the Aidan O'Brien-trained Romanesque who didn't allow Radanpour to get everything his own way on the front end and they went toe to toe from some way out, but Radanpour battled hard and crossed the line a neck to the good.< Xebec gained his just rewards for his recent consistency by landing the Drogheda Traders Plate Handicap.
The John Oxx-trained 3-1 chance made the pace and saw off his rivals one by one to defeat Hint Of Frost by three-quarters of a length.< Catch A Wave (25-1) made every post a winning one in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden.
Kevin Prendergast's youngster didn't show a great deal on his first couple of appearances but stepped forward markedly to register an all-the-way defeat of Ontheiflist scoring by half a length.< I Will Excel (7-4) made it 22nd-time lucky, but left it late in the Collierstown Maiden.
Michael O'Callaghan's charge has occupied the runner-up berth on no less than seven occasions, so certainly wasn't winning out of turn, but his cause was helped when leader Accalia appeared to jump the road in the closing stages and I Will Excel got up by half a length.< Catwilldo (9-2) continues to rise up the ratings as a result of her excellent recent form but she took her game to a new level when defying top-weight to get the better of Suburban Sky in a head-bobbing finish to the Holcroft Motors No. 1 For Peugeot Hill Sprint Handicap.< Full Shilling (4-1 favourite) continues in good heart and came out on top in the Eva-Tec Ltd Handicap, while the Awards And Gifts Claiming Maiden went the way of 5-4 favourite My Painter
