Review wexford 7th May

< Anaverna has bumped into some high-class opposition so far in her career, but Dermot Weld found a perfect opportunity for her at Wexford and she snapped it up.

It was not plain sailing in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden, however, even though she was sent off the 9-10 favourite.

Pat Smullen set out to make all on the three-year-old, who was no match for Lolly For Dolly last time, but she could not shake off Snap Alam and had to pull out all the stops for a neck victory.

David Wachman's well-bred filly Miss Coco put up a gutsy performance on her debut to take the Ingard Point Maiden.

A Galileo half-sister to the classy Godolphin runner Satchem, Miss Coco was never far off the pace and Wayne Lordan sent her to the front two furlongs out.

They were queueing up to take her on coming down the straight, but the 11-1 shot dug deep to fend off outsider Mr Shinco by three-quarters of a length.< Book Of Numbers ran into trouble when nearly last despite being sent off favourite at the Curragh on Monday, and he left that form well behind in the Black Point Handicap.

Kevin Manning had him up near the pace from the off and Jim Bolger's 9-4 market leader led a furlong and a half out before clearing away to score by four lengths.

The Caroline Hutchinson-trained South Wing (10-1) ran on strongly under Kieran O'Neill to take the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap.

The six-year-old was always among the leaders and took it up on the inside rail a furlong and a half out before resisting the strong challenge of Daggers Bond by three-quarters of a length.

The market suggested Inishtearaght and Atlas Peak might fight out the finish of the Oysters Point Handicap and so it proved.

Favourite Atlas Peak held the advantage going into the final furlong, but Pat Flynn's grey Inishtearaght (5-1) would not go away and Danny Grant forced her in front by a short head in the shadow of the post.