A fine shot of Road To Riches and Shane Shortall© Photo Healy Racing
< Road To Riches jumped his rivals silly in thetote.com Galway Plate to a cap a brilliant day for Shane Shortall.
The 7lb claimer was positive from the outset on Noel Meade's 14-1 chance and, along with Lord Ben established a big advantage over the chasing pack.
His lead was reduced approaching the last two fences, but Shortall had saved something because Road To Riches stormed clear again and beat Burn And Turn by 11 lengths.
That completed a double for Shortall, who also struck on Greatness in the 40,000 Euros Tote Jackpot Guarantee Handicap Hurdle.
The 4-1 favourite stumbled badly after jumping two out, while Tony McCoy was dictating terms to suit himself in front on Golden Ticket but he began to tread water in the final 100 yards and Greatness came with a wet sail to get up by a half a length.
Willie Mullins gained his second winner of the week when Most Peculiar hung on in the 100,000 Euros Tote Pick6 Guarantee Maiden Hurdle.
The 11-2 chance looked a sitting duck for the better-fancied pair Draco and Tandem approaching the last but he wasn't for stopping and beat the former by three-quarters of a length.< Cacheofgold (12-1) broke through under Rules in the Download The Tote Mobile App EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle.
Liz Doyle's seven-year-old jumped the last in a share of the lead with Supreme Vic but finished her race off better and passed the post a length and three-quarters clear.
Dermot Weld registered his fourth victory of this year's fixture when 9-10 market leader Whitey O'Gwaun destroyed his opponents in the Grab A Grand With Tote (Q.R.) Maiden, and a fifth followed when 4-9 favourite Brooch made a successful debut in the Tote Return All Profits To Irish Racing Maiden.< Cairdiuil (9-1) underlined his love of Galway when scoring in the Tote Trifecta Rollover Handicap, while 14-1 shot Sophie's World came home best of all in the Bet Online At thetote.com Handicap.
