Pat Flynn had an appropriate winner when Pacolet was successful at the last meeting at this course and it was a case of more of the same this evening.
Flynn wasn't present following the death of his father Pat snr at 93-years-of-age yesterday. There was a minute's silence observed in his memory after race four.
The Flynn team at Ballingara, which became known to a wider audience through the Only Fools Buy Horses T.V. series sent out Ethon to turn the 1m 4f h'cap into a procession.
Owned by a syndicate bearing the name of that show, the blinkered 8/1 shot, a maiden coming here, lost that tag in style under Danny Grant, by an eased-down 4 1/2L.
Denis O'Regan was fortunate to record a 27/1 double completed when Nose One's Way took advantage of a mistake at the last by 5L leader, Lanas Turn.
Adrian Maguire's daughter of Revoque led close home in the maiden hurdle, seizing the opportunity presented to her, having failed to raise her game from the second last flight.
Her dam Baile An Droichid is an own sister to Ounavarra Creek (a three-time victor in the 90s) and Shanann Lady, a point-to-point winner herself, got off the mark on the track in the beginners chase.
Trained by James Cousins in Kilmore, Co. Wexford, O'Regan's mount made this a stamina test in front and rallied after being headed away from two out to beat Alickadoo by 3/4L.
Trainer/rider of Lanas Turn, Michael Hourigan and Andrew McNamara gained compensation half-an-hour later in the h'cap hurdle courtesy of Mr Red Vic.
Almighty Jade attracted some support at morning prices for the 1m 2f h'cap but with strong moves also for Wrong Approach (12th) and Extra Gold (10s into 13/2, 7th), he was easy to back on track.
David Wachman's h'cap first-timer justified the faith of early-shoppers, getting to the front well inside the final furlong under Wayne Lordan to beat Lily Lavender by a 1 1/2L.
In-training but unraced as a juvenile, Joe Joyce's son of Definite Article was given time to grow and he is seen as a prospective hurdler by his handler.
Kilcullen trainer Enda Kelly has saddled Sauterelle and Just Different to score around Powerstown Park in the past and Tamara Gervasoni became his 3rd winner at the track in the opener.
In first-time blinkers, this 12/1 shot made a lot of the running under Jamie Moriarty and gamely fought off Zelkova by 1/2L.
Margaret Mullins had her second bumper winner in less than a week when Beneficial Bud triumphed in the finale in the hands of Paul Cashman.
