Body completes Lyons/Keane double

Body Beautiful completed a double at Bellewstown for Ger Lyons and Colin Keane (won the opener with Ice Echo as she took the Western Motors Commercial Vehicles 3yo Handicap at the odds of 10/3.

The daughter of Big Bad Bob (second winner of the evening for him after Arriana took the second) was second in maidens at Navan and Down Royal in May before finishing seventh of eighth behind Majestic Queen in the Group Three Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown last month.

Making her handicap debut this evening she broke smartly and disputed the lead with Chiclet for much of the contest.

She came under pressure under two furlongs out and soon hit the front, keeping on well inside the final furlong to score by half a length. Mr Good Guy (16's in the morning and from 10's to 7's on-course) kept on well on the outer but he couldn’t overtake the winner and had to settle for second under Robbie Downey for Eddie Lynam Prince Connoisseur went off the 6/4 favourite under Wayne Lordan for Johnny Feane but he never looked like winning and finished a disappointing last of the seven runners.

Ger Lyons said afterwards: "She is all business. She is in a hurry to get things over with.

"This track suits her and we were able to use stall one. The question was would she handle the road and keep going and she did that.

"She is tough, she is typical of her sire and she is a sister to Burn The Boats (also a half-sister to Rain Delayed).

"We just have to try and contain her and teach her to go steadier. I can only imagine she will get better with age and I think I put her in the Rockingham the other day."

STEWARDS REPORTS

W.M. Lordan, rider of Prince Connoisseur, trained by John James Feane, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount did not handle the track.

The Turf Club Veterinary Officer examined Prince Connoisseur, trained by John James Feane, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be clinically abnormal.

Additional reporting by Michael Graham