Tom Taaffe's Finger Onthe Pulse bounced back to winning ways with a gritty performance to land the www.thetote.com Galway Plate at Ballybrit.

When Dancing Tornado was declared a non-runner, Tony McCoy switched onto the 22-1 winner, owned by his boss JP McManus.

Always to the fore, he saw off numerous rivals before Themoonandsixpence threw down a monumental challenge on the turn for home, but McCoy got the nine-year-old home by half a length.

Dermot Weld notched his seventh festival winner with his first runner of the third day, as Endless Intrigue outclassed his rivals in the www.thetote.com (Q.R.) Maiden.

At the turn for home, Robbie McNamara took up the running on the 11-8 chance, and he never had a moment's worry as he strode clear to beat Pozyc by eight lengths.

Winner number eight came in the Tote Trifecta Rollover Handicap as the Pat Smullen-ridden Rock Critic (7-2) defied a 349-day absence to waltz home by eight lengths from Quench The Flame

Weld's ninth winner at the meeting gave Smullen a double on the day, as Unaccompanied landed the Tote Return All Profits To Racing Maiden.< Ballyadam Brook continued his progression when landing a hat-trick in the Tote Placepot Races 1 To 6 Novice Hurdle.

With Regal D'Estruval for company, Terence O'Brien's 2-1 joint-favourite established a clear lead and after Paul Townend seized the initiative upon landing over two, he was never going to be caught and beat Final Day by three and a half lengths.< Novel Investment (10-1) let down favourite-backers at Limerick but went some way to atoning when running out an emphatic winner of the Tote Telebet 1850 238 669 Handicap Hurdle.

Paul Carberry was at his uncompromising best when driving Hoopy (8-1) to victory in the Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap Hurdle for trainer Gordon Elliott.

Kevin Manning stepped in for Fran Berry to ride New Magic (4-1) to victory in the www.totegoracingclub.com Handicap.