Johnny Murtagh may have come up short in his bid to win the jockeys' title, but he is still riding at the top of his game and showed a cool head to get Soap Wars home in front at Dundalk.
The Coolmore rider, bidding farewell for the season, had to be patient before landing the Fianna Fail Benefit Night Race on the 4-1 shot.
Michael Halford's three-year-old was looking for an opening with two furlongs left and Murtagh finally edged through a narrow gap to forge clear for a length-and-a-half victory.
It was a bit more straightforward for Murtagh on Finicius as he timed his run to perfection aboard Eoin Griffin's talented four-year-old to grab Halford's Quinmaster close home and win going away in the Fitzwilliam Business Centre Race.
The 4-1 winner could return for a conditions race on December 5, and is also in the frame for a trip to the Dubai Carnival.
There was a 25-1 shock in the feature Barrack Homes Ltd Handicap when Breaker Morant took the prize despite being nearly a stone out of the weights.
Last into the straight, the James Burns-trained gelding came with a late surge down the outside under 7lb claimer Jimmy Sullivan and grabbed High Court Drama to score by a neck.
Jim Bolger introduced a well-bred youngster in Maidin Maith, who ran out a decisive winner of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
Kevin Manning had the daughter of Montjeu (5-1) just behind the leaders coming down the straight and she put in a strong challenge just over a furlong out.
Once in front she was driven clear to win by a length, with Ger Lyons' Gleaming Silver putting in an eyecatching run down the outside to take second.
Fran Berry put another one on the scoreboard when 9-4 favourite Alaiyma landed the Austin Developments Ltd Nursery Handicap.
John Oxx's juvenile was badly drawn in stall 12, but avoided the bunching on the inner as she tackled the leaders a furlong out before beating Little Bug, who didn't have an easy passage, by a length and three-quarters.
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