< Ideal took a small step towards repaying her 240,000gns fee in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at Clonmel.

Wearing cheekpieces for the first time as she dropped in trip to a mile and a quarter, David Wachman's daughter of Galileo was bounced straight into a lead by Wayne Lordan and she didn't really see another horse.< Mojita tried to keep tabs on her, before Tafjeer gave chase late on, but it was in vain as Ideal scored by three lengths as the 6/4 favourite.

The Paul Magnier-trained Porthaw was another who made every post a winning one in the Fethard Maiden.

Gary Carroll dictated terms to suit himself on the 4/1 shot and although it appeared he would be swamped by several challengers at the furlong marker, he fought on valiantly to beat Chic Shanique by three-quarters of a length.

There was a thrilling duel for the Girls Night Out At Clonmel Races Handicap, with Solaras Exhibition just edging the photo.< Golden Starlet stuck to her task gamely but Seamus Fahey's 20/1 outsider had his head down where it mattered, with well-backed market leader Reasons Unknown back in third.

As with Ideal in the opener, the application of cheekpieces worked the oracle for Chebona Bula (4/1), who defied top weight in the Jossestown Handicap.

Eoin Doyle's five-year-old's only previous Flat win came almost two years ago but he was backed into favouritism and duly obliged by five and a half lengths.

Noel Meade got on the scoresheet when Tom Horn proved too strong in the Clonacody Maiden Hurdle.

Having turned into the straight in front, an awkward leap at the second-last gave the chasers some hope, but the 11/2 chance found more to register a decisive victory, while Helvelius broke his National Hunt duck in the Frank Purcell Memorial Handicap Hurdle.