Kedleston has been a good servant to connections and the Oratorio colt landed his third victory of 2012 with a gritty performance to take the KILA Handicap at Leopardstown under Wayne Lordan.

The front-runner goes really well for Lordan (the Cork man has been aboard for all of his successes) and he found plenty for pressure when pressed in the straight. The final and strongest challenge came from Summer Knight but he ultimately failed by head to overcome the game victor.

Lucy Stack, representing the Thomastown Castle Stables team of winning trainerTommy Stack, said: "He's a tough little horse and he's in the sales (Tattersalls July Sale) next week." (GC & EM)