Shalamzar (Tom Madden, left) beats Hasanour (centre) and Cairdiuil at Listowel© Photo Healy Racing
< Shalamzar (7-1) hadn't managed to get his head in front since arriving from France but put the record straight in the Guinness Handicap at Listowel.
Lurking at the foot of the weights, with Tom Madden taking off a further 7lb, the Tony Martin-trained gelding came with a sustained run in the straight to head Cairdiuil and he then held the late challenge of Hasanour by two and a half lengths.< Seanie recorded a third career victory in the South Western Scrap Metal Handicap.
David Marnane's 10-1 chance had offered signs of encouragement when dropped to this seven-furlong trip at Naas last month and built on that by beating Harry's Princess by a length and three-quarters.< Asbury Boss ran out a game winner of the Listowel Printing Works Maiden.
Mick Halford's 11-2 shot seemed a sitting duck when a host of challengers queued up behind him early in the straight, but Shane Foley kept him going to see off Break My Mind by three-quarters of a length.< Water Sprite (20-1) showed a willing attitude to get off the mark at the 10th attempt in the L.M. Carey & Company Handicap, coming through a gap against the rails to deny the game Smoker by a short head.< Kimbay (10-1) made it two from two since joining Noel Lawlor, backing up a Dundalk win with success in the John & Terry Moriarty Memorial Handicap.< Sizing Italy wasn't for passing in the Southampton Goodwill Chase under Jonathan Burke.
The 11-4 shot was sent to the front in the early stages and repelled his challengers, which included a strong-travelling Bless The Wings to score by four and a half lengths.
Katie O'Farrell got it right from the front on Snapchat (9-1) in the John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle, while Res Ipsa Loquitur claimed top honours in the John Francis (QR) Handicap Hurdle.
