Here comes Kingfisher (nearside), under Donnacha O'Brien, to beat Drifting Mist (noseband) and Panama Hat (C/Ps)© Photo Healy Racing
Aidan O'Brien kept the Ballydoyle celebrations going after the shock success of Qualify in the Epsom Oaks when Kingfisher put up an eyecatching show to take the Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown.
Last year's Irish Derby runner-up, who is Ascot Gold Cup-bound, was wearing a hood for the first time and went off a 4-1 chance for the Listed contest.
He had plenty to do a furlong and a half out with favourite Panama Hat making the best of his way home, but knuckled down under Donnacha O'Brien and produced a withering surge that took him to the front close home for victory by half a length.< Radanpour maintained his unbeaten record with the third victory of his career in the other Listed race on the card, the King George V Cup, and heads for the Irish Derby.
It was a close-run thing as Dermot Weld's 4-5 favourite, who made all in the hands of Pat Smullen, was assailed down the straight by several challengers and only beat off the dead-heaters Bondi Beach and Morning Mix by half a length.
Mick Halford's juvenile Tonkinese (8-11 favourite) followed up his promising debut third with a professional victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, leading from the off under Shane Foley and running on strongly to score by three lengths.
Jim Bolger's three-year-old debutant Law Major (8-1) showed a smart turn of foot to quicken clear from the two pole under Kevin Manning before taking the Racecourse Of The Year Maiden by half a length from the fast-finishing favourite Monolight
There was a thrilling climax to the RSM Farrell Grant Sparks Handicap with four horses fighting out the finish until Jimmy Lambe's 11-1 shot Sang Tiger mowed them down with a late flourish under Declan McDonogh to win by three-quarters of a length.< Long Journey Home (7-1) coasted into the lead and strode away to take the William Fry Apprentice Handicap under Connor King, while Pat Smullen doubled up when Beat The Ballot (7-1 co-favourite) led in the final furlong to land the TierOne Handicap.
