Classic-winning jockey Pat Shanahan got off the mark in his new career as a trainer when Prince Jock landed the Campile Apprentice Handicap at Wexford.
The Thistle Bloodstock-owned five-year-old was given a terrific ride by Ronan Whelan, who had to overcome a bad draw in stall 14 in the extended mile event.
Prince Jock raced in second for much of the way and looked to be struggling at one point, but Whelan stuck to his task and the 4-1 favourite emerged from a four-horse line at the final elbow to stride two lengths clear.
Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen are in a rich vein of form and they picked up another prize when Voleuse De Coeurs took the Barrow Rated Race.
The three-year-old (13-8 favourite) sailed past pacesetter King's Warrant inside the final quarter-mile and was rousted along to hold Zabana s challenge by a length and a quarter.
Smullen went on to a double when he swept into the lead two furlongs out on James Nash's Star Of Aragon (3-1) and held favourite Liberty Love s late charge by three-quarters of a length in the Owenduff Handicap.< Madeira Girl (11-4) has being progressing steadily and got her head in front in a tight finish to the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden.
Christy Roche's three-year-old tracked favourite Miss Forde all the way and tackled her off the home bend, asserting close home to score by half a length in the hands of Fran Berry.
There can't have been a better handicapped horse in the country than Tommy Stack's three-year-old Time Of My Life and he was heavily backed into evens favourite before careering away with the Black Point Handicap to win by 15 lengths under Wayne Lordan.
The Philip Fenton-trained Caim Hill (8-1) led for most of the way and stuck on gamely to hold favourite Earls Quarter by three-quarters of a length in the the Owenavarragh (QR) Maiden under Richie Kiely.
