Adams Barbour improved a placing on Wednesday's narrow runner-up effort at Dundalk when landing today's opening Join On Instagram @dundalk_stadium Handicap at the Co Louth venue.

Beaten a neck on Wednesday, the five year old son of Elzaam was able to compete from his same 64 rating again under 5lbs claimer Siobhan Rutledge today and the heavily backed even money favourite won comfortably from Collective Power

Winning trainer Lee Smyth later commented “he ran a good race against the better boys on Wednesday and came out of the race well, ate up and was in good form so when he was declared, we said we’d let him take his chance.

“Siobhan gave him a perfect ride; we didn’t want to go forward and empty him and she kept a hold of him early. He’s a horse that gives his all and hopefully he’ll keep improving.

“I think it’s three or four weeks until there is another five-furlong race. He does get the six if he’s dropped in and we’ll just see how he is.”

Quotes from Alan Magee