Colms Dream and Donagh Meyler © Photo Healy Racing
Donagh Meyler enhanced his growing reputation further when partnering Colms Dream to victory in the Festival 3 For 2 Deals On punchestown.com Handicap Chase on Wednesday.
The promising 7lb claimer gave the 3-1 joint favourite a confident ride and his decision to steal a march on his rivals turning for home proved decisive as fellow market leader Shield stayed on well after the last fence.
However, Karl Thornton's gelding held on to complete a double with half a length to spare.< Modem landed the odds with the minimum of fuss in the Follow Punchestown On Twitter And Facebook Rated Hurdle.
The withdrawal of Identity Thief meant Jessica Harrington's runner only had Baby Jake to beat and he was sent off at odds of 1-10 to do so.
Sent straight to the front by Mark Bolger, nothing changed thereafter as he barely had to break to sweat in scoring by five lengths.
Don Vicenzo (4-1) upset Full Cry in the Visit The New Look Punchestown.com Beginners Chase.
The latter was sent off 6-4 favourite and had every chance, but couldn't match the powerful finish of the winner who came home four lengths clear of that rival.< Sports Barrow made his National Hunt debut a winning one in the opening Go Racing In Kildare 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle.
After the trailblazing Thywillbedone fell at the second-last, Voal Heir took it up but had no answer as the winner powered past him on the run in to record a 33-1 surprise by seven and a half lengths.< Moylisha Tim was gutsy winner of the irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden Hurdle, making most of the running to justify 9-4 favouritism.
Sent on off the home turn by 7lb claimer James Slevin, he repelled the late challenge of Silken Thomas to pull away again for a four-and-three-quarter-length triumph.< See Me Here beat the fast-finishing Pace And Passion by a length and a half to score at 20-1 in the ITBA Next Generation Racing To A Better Future Handicap Hurdle, while Petuna (6-1) denied Earth Sister by three-quarters of a length to land the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Flat Race.
