Honolulu gave Kieren Fallon a few anxious moments before landing the Listed McInerney Homes Martin Molony Stakes at a showery Limerick.
The Montjeu colt was having only his third outing and showed plenty of greenness before beating the front-running Athenian Way by a length and a half.
The well-backed 11/4 favourite veered about after striking the front inside the final quarter mile and indeed hit the railing in the closing stages.
'I think he caught sight of the stalls handlers on the inside of the track. He made the running the last day at Leopardstown and didn't learn a lot but he should come on from the run today,' said Fallon afterwards.
Pat Smullen is still three ahead of Seamus Heffernan at the head of the Flat jockeys' table after the pair scored on Star Wood and Lidanski respectively.
Star Wood was all the rage (5/2 to 15/8 favourite) for the mile and a half fillies handicap, and the top-weight justified the confidence in great style.
Smullen's mount made all and, after being brought out to the centre of the course in search of better ground, stretched clear in the straight to beat So So Lucky by six lengths.
'She's improving all the time and may run at the Curragh in a two miles handicap on Derby Day if the ground is suitable,' said trainer Michael Fitzgerald.
Heffernan partnering his 33rd winner of the season as the Willie Mullins-trained Lidanski, who is in foal to Whipper, overcame a near two year absence in the six furlongs maiden.
The Soviet Star filly, one of a number of horses to get very upset in the starting stalls, kept on well in the straight to get the better of Slaney Time by a length and a quarter.
Strait Of Mewsina led inside the final furlong under Billy Lee in the juvenile auction maiden before drawing clear to beat Alhabeeb by two lengths.
The 6/4 favourite was described as 'a lovely laid back colt' by Fozzy Stack, who added, 'Hopefully he'll go for a Listed or Group 3 later in the year and he should make a nice 10f horse next season.'
Tigim caused a major shock in the six furlongs handicap as the 25/1 outsider (paid over 40/1 on the Tote) scored under Michael Hussey.
The eight-year-old gelding didn't enjoy the clearest of passages in the straight but got through a gap in time to get the better of favourite Tashadelek.
The John Oxx-trained Dance The Classics readily landed odds of 4/6 in the 12f fillies maiden, sent on well before the straight by Fran Berry to beat stablemate Perfect Secretary by nine lengths.
Paul Townend, a graduate from the pony racing circuit, opened his account when giving The Chip Chopman a fine ride to beat Allesandro by three quarters of a length in the apprentice handicap.
