MIchael Hussey© Photo Healy Racing
Michael Hussey had a memorable day at Leopardstown as he rode a double for the Ballydoyle team highlighted by the success of Craftsman in the JRA Killavullan Stakes.
A close-up third in the valuable Birdcatcher Nursery at Naas last weekend, Aidan O'Brien's juvenile was sent off a 7-1 chance for the Group Three test and set out to make all.
Hussey pressed the button at the top of the straight and Craftsman went for home, readily doing enough to hold off better-fancied stable companion Michaelmas by a length, with the odds-on Shining Emerald third.
The jockey completed his double on another apparent second string when Adelaide (9-2) caught Fiscal Focus late on to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden by two and a half lengths, with odds-on stablemate Gypsy King only third.< Euphrasia (13-2) was another to lead all the way as she landed the Trigo Stakes (Listed) for the Joe Murphy yard in some style.
The further up the straight they went, the further the filly went clear and Gary Carroll was able to ease her over the line with two and a half lengths to spare from Tarana who stayed on in the closing stages to take second spot.
Moyglare Stud paid 420,000 euros for I'm Yours and the Dermot Weld-trained youngster began to pay off the investment with a thoroughly professional performance in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
Sent off the 1-2 favourite after an encouraging debut second earlier this month, the daughter of Invincible Spirit was always up with the pace under Pat Smullen and led two furlongs out before putting the race to bed to win by two and a quarter lengths.
The Colin Keane-ridden Ubiquitous Mantle chased Greanta all the way down the straight in the www.leopardstown.com Nursery Handicap and Ger Lyons' 9-2 shot finally grabbed her rival in the shadow of the post to score by a short head.
