Fran Berry will be eternally grateful to Tom Hogan for providing him with his first winner back after injury, that being last April and the pair cemented their association with a double.
The brace was completed in the featured Listed Ruby Stakes when the German-import, Kalderon, backed from 8/1 into 6/1, made virtually all for a length and a quarter success over favourite, Arch Rebel.
Bought as a hurdler, the son of Big Shuffle will go back at that game (he's already had a couple of outings over flights) but the Group 3 Kilternan Stakes on Irish Champion Stakes Day may come before that.
Half an hour earlier the 69/1 two-timer was initiated in the opening seven furlong h'cap. Tiffany Gardens just held off the strong-finishing Noble Purpose by half a length.
Numen is helping to keep the name of first-season sire Fath up in lights in Ireland and the Con Collins-trained Pat Shanahan-ridden colt followed up a Tipperary win in the premier nursery.
This fellow took over under pressure from Finsceal Beo inside the final furlong and stayed on well to beat that one by a length.
The Collins' completed an across-the-card double when Ucanstep and Amy Kathleen Parsons scored at Down Royal. Ucanstep was winning at the same meeting for the third year running.
This 6yo son of Desert Story can certainly be described as a creature of habit as his four previous victories were also in the hands of a lady rider, that being Elizabeth Sheehan.
Darragh Berry, from that famous Wexford clan, saddled his first winner under Rules when Rose N Alice sprung a 33/1 shock in the mares beginners chase.
Andrew Lynch had the daughter of Anshan in front for a lot of the journey and she was clear before two out to easily beat the odds-on favourite, Chicago Vic by 2L.
A nephew of Padge Berry, Darragh has trained several point-to-point winners and he was pivotal in the preparation of Inish Mist, victorious in a Gowran bumper over three years ago.
Ruby Walsh, rider of Chicago Vic, was back in the number one spot half-an-hour later courtesy of Tomorrow's Dream (slight odds against in the morning), 8/13 winner of the maiden hurdle.
Fourth, second and third in the first three races, Johnny Murtagh deservedly got on the score-sheet in the 1m 4f h'cap, making all on Ger Lyons' In Theory.
Kevin Power in his father John's silks, guided Super Platini home to take the concluding bumper. This German-bred is trained by Christy Roche.
