Galway Festival hero Benkei maintained his steep upward curve when landing the It Pays To Bet With The Tote Handicap at Bellewstown.

Conditions were particularly testing by the time the 1m4f contest got underway but the son of Galileo has stamina in spades and having been sent to the front a fair way out, kept on dourly to score by two and three quarter lengths.< Ebadani looked the chief threat turning for home but he backed out of it late on and it was left to Sweet Cherry to chase the 15-8 winner home.

The market was proved correct in the Indaver Maiden as 5-4 favourite Dream Craft and Valac (15-8) dominated proceedings.

It was Eddie Lynam's filly who came out on top, travelling well from the outset and taking it up as they hit the straight, eventually proving a length and three quarters too strong for her market rival.

Favourite backers were again smiling 35 minutes later as Cash Or Casualty (11-10 fav) ran out a comfortable winner of division one of the Eva-Tec Ltd Handicap, seeing off Busy Bush by a length and three quarters, while Northern Surprise (14-1) prevailed by half a length in the second division.< Shanghai Beauty (3-1 fav) came through to claim a first career success in the Download The At The Races App On iPhone Or Android Maiden.

It was a thoroughly deserved success for the daughter of Jeremy who was only narrowly touched off at Tipperary recently and she did it well here, handling deteriorating conditions best of all on the way to a length and a quarter success.< Mint Chai (9-2) thwarted hot favourite Ample Sufficiency when coming from off the pace to open his account in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.

Ger Lyons' charge showed the benefit of a recent gelding operation and displayed a good attitude, staying on well to oblige by half a length.