Oceania Queen and Tom Madden© Photo Healy Racing
< Oceania Queen kept up her forward momentum with a clear-cut triumph in the Vaughanshoes.ie EBF Fillies Handicap at Ballinrobe.
Tom Madden's 5lb claim offset half of the rise the assessor hit her with for her recent Fairyhouse victory, but she still had plenty on her plate nearing the home turn.
A gap opened up against the rail, though, and the 6-1 chance shot through it to inflict a length-and-three-quarter defeat on Break My Mind with more possibly to come from Pat Martin's four-year-old.< Wider World took a massive step forward on her third taste of competitive action to land the Irish Farmers Journal Median Auction Maiden in some style.
Ken Condon's filly, who was stone last at Sligo just over a week ago, swept past Benjalina turning into the straight and careered five and a half lengths clear of Lehbab at the rewarding odds of 20-1.
Jockey Fran Berry only just failed to follow up that success half an hour later when he brought Buzz Off Barroso with a flying late run in the Vaughanshoes.ie Jennings Meats Handicap, only to fail by half a length to reel in Best Kept Secret (8-1).
Best Kept Secret's trainer Aidan O'Brien followed up when Sherlock Holmes landed the Vaughanshoes.ie EBF Maiden by two and three-quarter lengths.
Sent off the 11-8 favourite, despite finishing behind the reopposing Pincode when fifth on his Curragh debut, the well-related Galileo colt relished the mile-and-five-furlong trip to make all.
Jack Kennedy further advertised his talents in the saddle when steering top-weight Ruler Of France (9-2) to a determined success in the Vaughanshoes.ie Kateappleby Apprentice Handicap.< Back Off Mate is better known as a chaser these days but showed that he is still a force to be reckoned with at the right level on the Flat by justifying 9-4 favouritism in the Vaughanshoes.ie Ecco Handicap.
