Brendan Brackan and Colin Keane© Photo Healy Racing
Edelmiyra produced a telling turn of foot to secure Group Three honours in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes at Cork.
Dermot Weld's filly had struck on her debut before coming unstuck in this grade behind Venus De Milo last time, and had plenty of ground to make up as they straightened for home.
Pat Smullen got the 6-1 chance into top gear, though, and she swept into the lead a furlong out before powering away from Dark Crusader < Brendan Brackan got back to winning ways with an excellent front-running performance in the Listed Platinum Stakes.
The rain depleted the field markedly, leaving Ger Lyons' charge the 4-9 favourite, and he justified those odds in good style under Colin Keane, beating Witches Brew by three and a half lengths.< Blackbriar opened her account at the seventh attempt when landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
The 16-1 chance stuck to the stands' rail and her main opponent, I Will Excel was on the opposite side of the track.
Wayne Lordan kept Tommy Stack's filly up to her work, though, and she was far too strong close home, winning by four and three-quarter lengths.
Connor King did not have to work hard to get Full Steam Ahead home in the Family Day Out Maiden.
David Marnane's 7-4 shot was happy to bowl along in front and eased clear in the closing stages, beating Forebear by three and a half lengths.
Making all down the stands' rail seemed a profitable move, especially when Jane Foley's Suburban Sky (8-1) responded to every call from Ana O'Brien to land the Ticket Sales Online At corkracecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap.
Mick Halford's 9-4 favourite Sea Coast got the better of a prolonged battle with Antique Platinum to land the ITBA Working For Southern Regional Breeders Fillies Handicap under Shane Foley.
