The day belonged to Sean Levey who enjoyed a hat-trick for Aidan O'Brien, headlined by New Zealand in the Newgrange Race.

The 7lb claimer, who also landed a double at Tipperary on Sunday, was allowed an uncontested lead on the Irish Leger runner-up but was noticeably lower in the saddle approaching the two-furlong marker.

But he showed strength as well as poise, and kept the 6-4 market leader going to beat Via Galilei by a diminishing half a length.

Levey again led from the front as Washington Irving finally broke his duck in the Ledwige Maiden.

On the heels of the placegetters in the English Derby and St Leger, the 4-9 favourite appeared in trouble when Timari loomed up seemingly travelling better under Mick Kinane.

But Levey was not be denied and encouraged his mount to put his best foot forward, eventually registering a half-length verdict.< Malibu Bay initiated the Levey treble in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C&G) Maiden.

Despite drifting out to 7-1, the Ballydoyle newcomer travelled well within himself and once taking the lead, held the renewed challenge of Ard Na Greine by three-quarters of a length.

Pat Smullen closed the gap on Johnny Murtagh at the head of the jockeys' championship when guiding Croisultan to victory in the Kells Nursery.

Taking up the running in the home straight, the 5-1 chance showed a fleet turn of foot despite top weight, winning by one and a half lengths from Definite Opinion

The money went in the right direction in the Kilcarn Stud EBF Maiden as the well-backed Latin Love scored under Wayne Lordan.

David Wachman's 2-1 favourite had plenty of company with a furlong to run, but she stuck her neck out and beat A Girl by a length.

Lee Roche pulled out all the stops to get up on Fairy Flow (20-1) in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap, while the Meath Handicap went the way of 12-1 shot Shinkansen

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