There were no hard feelings between trainer Des McDonogh and his jockey son Declan after the latter landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Roscommon.
McDonogh snr saddled Articilitis in the 10-furlong heat while his son partnered the Kevin Prendergast-trained Saajidah who was sent off the 5-1 co-favourite of three.
The market leader took it up over a furlong and a half out and while Articilitis kept on well in the closing stages, she finished three and a half lengths adrift at the line.
"She won well. She stays well and didn't mind the ground," said Prendergast.
"I'll probably enter her for the Cesarewitch and see what weight she gets. She'll probably get a hike for this."
McDonogh jnr was also on the mark aboard Foxilian (9-2) in the Castlerea Handicap and Dibella (12-1) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
"She ran on slow ground last year so I wasn't as concerned as a few of the other lads," said Foxilian's trainer Ken Condon.
"It was a long seven furlongs today. She won over a mile last time. I thought the rider was very good today. He waited on his run as it was so testing."
Dibella's trainer Michael Halford added: "We'll go handicapping with her and it was good to get a bracket with her. I thought Declan would suit as he'd give her a strong ride."< Bible Belt (3-1) defied expectations as she claimed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden.
Trainer Jessica Harrington had considered bypassing the seven-furlong heat due to the testing ground but Fran Berry's mount shrugged off those concerns in style.
"I was very worried about the ground and nearly took her out this morning," said Harrington.
"She didn't really like it and down the back he was niggling her a bit."
