Eddie Lynam and Kevin Manning combined to take the opening 2yo Maiden over five furlongs at Tipperary last night with Patinham . Sporting the colours of Thomas O`Leary, the 4/6 favourite took up the running a furlong out to score by three lengths from newcomer Dawning and she will now be aimed at a five furlong Nursery in Cork .
The Irish Derby winning combinartion of John Oxx and Johnny Murtagh were again on the mark when Handora made a triumphant career debut in the twelve furlong Maiden . Incidentally, Handora, which has suffered from training problems in the past, is a three parts sister to Assessor .
The in-form Fran Berry was credited with his twenty-seventh flat racing winner of the season when Austin Leahy`s dual Killarney winner At His Best went to the front inside the final one hundred to land the seven furlong Handicap .
The Kevin Prendergast-trained Sand Partridge ( Stephen Craine ) headed Shoal Creek inside the dying strides to emerge victorious in a pulsating finale to the Andersen race . In all probability, Sand Partridge will now run in a Listed event at Deauville at the end of the month as her Cannes-based part owner Mrs. Catherine McNulty is keen to have a runner at the Normandy venue .
Tom Taaffe`s Lady Of Kildare, a half-sister to Islandagore, bounced back to form when landing the two-year-old fillies maiden under Pat Shanahan . Indeed, Lady Of Kildare is the only juvenile that Taaffe currently has in his care .
Teenage sensation Tom Queally (15) continued his amazing run when guiding Siberian Truce to a hard fought short head success over Distinguished Cove in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap .
