Michael Grassick's Coral Creek knows what is required to win at Ballinrobe and she bagged her third course success when landing the feature Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap.

Danny Mullins sent the 7-1 chance to the front inside the final furlong and she kept on resolutely to account for Diyla by a length and a quarter.

Grassick said: "She likes it around here. The ground is the key to her as she likes an ease.

"She is honest, although she'll probably get a good few pounds for that. I'm not sure about Galway."< Loch Long (6-4) made the most of a huge drop in class to land the Ballinrobe Bookmakers New Car Park Maiden, staying on strongly off the final bend to readily hold the challenge of 11-10 favourite Blue Ridge Lane with two and a half lengths to spare.

The Tracey Collins-trained three-year-old was last seen finishing a not-disgraced eighth of 11 behind Fame And Glory in the Irish Derby at the Curragh, and won here in the manner of a colt who should go on again.

Co. Laois-based Sharon Dunphy saddled her first winner as Lus Na Hoiche bagged the opening Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Coranna Handicap in the hands of Gary Carroll.

Dunphy said: "I've been training since mid-May and that's my first winner. I've had four runners and I'm looking for more horses.

"Between point-to-points and the track I've ridden five winners. This mare doesn't like being hit behind the saddle so I told Gary to ride her hands and heels. She jumps well and she'll do that in the autumn.

"She is entered in a mile-six at Wexford on Friday and if she comes out of this race as well as she usually does she'll go there.

"The first-time cheekpieces were a slight help and she has been very consistent."

Barry Geraghty was at his best in the Paddy Smyth Memorial Handicap Chase as he produced Gavin Cromwell's 10-1 chance Our Monty to perfection from the last to run down Lady Ramona in the shadow of the post.

Cromwell said: "The Galway Blazers is a possibility. He is going to the sales the week after that."