Zaofu brought up a double on the polytrack for Joseph O'Brien tonight when prevailing in the Follow @DundalkStadium On Twitter Maiden under Sean Corby.

This Arcadio gelding debuted in a bumper at Fairyhouse in March 2016 before being side-lined for 628 days. Indeed to further highlight his National Hunt roots, Zaofu's dam is a half-sister to the dam of top chaser Might Bite.

Zaofu returned at Dundalk last month, and a third quick run in succession concluded with a length and a half success here.

The earlier O'Brien winner was Ship Of Dreams with Wayne Lordan aboard, in the 6.00 contest.

"He had a long lay off, he hadn't run in two years, and I think the first two runs he was just coming on fitness wise," reflected Corby.

"Today he was spot on. He travelled very well and in fairness he picked up nicely. He has plenty of speed and he travelled very strongly throughout the race.

"Dropping back was never really going to be a problem because over a mile-and-a-half he can be a little keen. The drop back probably suited.

"He's a grand horse. He's progressing with every run and they should have plenty of fun with him."

(GC & EM)