Ulster Oaks runner-up Dancera went one better on her return to the Flat when holding off the strong challenge of Mythical Prince in the Tayto Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap at Downpatrick.
Always towards the front rank under Stephen Gray, the 6-1 co-favourite hit the front two furlongs out and looked to have all her rivals at bay.
However, Mythical Prince came from well off the pace to push Mervyn Torrens' charge to the line, only going down by a neck.
John McConnell's President Dan (12-1) showed plenty of guts to hold off Fitzroy by three-quarters of a length and land the Mace Northern Ireland Champion Apprentice Handicap.
Barry Geraghty picked up a chance spare ride on Mister Lucky and it proved a winning one, as the 8-1 chance bounded clear after the last to win the Britvic Handicap Chase.
Geraghty kept the top-weight to the inside rail throughout, and as the early pacesetters faded, he flew clear before going on to beat the fast-finishing Tully Cross by three lengths.< Ouste produced an irresistible charge on the home straight to deny Killenaule Boy by a neck in the RHM Bakeries Beginners Chase.
The 25-1 chance looked to be facing an impossible task after the last, but Mark Walsh got a real tune out of Niall Madden's six-year-old, getting up in the shadow of the post.
Edward O'Grady's The Big Picture proved too strong for his rivals in the Coca Cola Maiden Hurdle.
Sent off the 7-2 favourite, he was waited with by Andrew McNamara but once asked to go on with two furlongs to run, he kept on strongly to beat Dream Honours by two and a half lengths.< Better Than Jewels (13-2) produced an impressive late surge to gun down Cabot Square and run out a 12-length winner over The Hedge in the Cuisine De France Handicap Hurdle under Davy Russell.
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