The annual meeting on the beach at Laytown saw Ken Condon record a double, which started with the impressive Smoky Cloud in the opening Balmarino Handicap.

The 7-1 to shot soon led and after being ridden clear from the two-furlong marker, he kept on well to give his trainer his first success at the unique venue.< Dash Back stayed on well to get within two lengths of the winner, with Aragorn Icon a further length back in third.

Thanks to a fine ride from Mikey Fogarty, Curl Cat made every post a winning one in the Hibernia Steel Race to complete the double for the Condon stable.

The 3lb claimer wasted no time in sending his mount to the front and, proving his success at Clonmel success a week ago was no fluke, the five-year-old hung on by a short-head as An Saighdiur began to rapidly eat into the 7-4 favourite's lead in the final 100 yards.< Pivotal Rock came with a thrilling late run to score in the Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden.

Handily placed to strike when asked the question two furlongs out, Tommy Stack's four-year-old didn't pick up immediately and Hot Sand and Landsdowne looked set to battle it out for the gold medal.

However, the 11-2 chance soon closed the gap once he responded and got a nice run up the inside to score from Hot Sands with one and a half lengths to spare.

6-4 favourite Secret Hero s had to settle for the silver medal in the www.angloprinters.ie Claiming Race as Queen Commander (11-2) ran out an eye-catching winner.

Seamie Heffernan 's mount was always travelling well behind the leaders and didn't take long to steal pole position from the runner-up when things got serious, before she pulled nicely clear to record a two and a half-length verdict.

The O'Neills Sports Handicap went to Kateeva (12-1), another pillar-to-post winner who notched a one and a half-length victory at the chief expense of 9-4 favourite Bubbly Bellini