The 2008 Melbourne Cup is the long term target for Red Moloney who returned to form when landing the featured Ulster Bank North East Business Centre Carlingford Stakes.
Declan McDonogh had the three-year-old gelding up with the pace throughout in this Listed race, and he stayed on gamely in the straight to beat the evens favourite Ezima by 1 1/4L.
'He didn't like coming down the hill at Galway but we gave him time and believed in him,' said delighted winning owner Norman Ormiston.
He added, 'We are hoping to go for the Melbourne Cup next year and he will be put away now until next season,'
Fran Berry added to his useful record at this venue when recording a double aboard Titus Academy and First In Line.
Titus Academy was produced with a well-timed challenge well inside the final furlong to beat Gandolfini by a length and a quarter in the six furlongs handicap.
'He couldn't handle the heavy ground at Tralee last time and will be back here in the future,' said Martin Maguire, representing trainer Pat Flynn.
First In Line (2/1) gave favourite backers plenty to cheer about in the mile nursery, the Charles O'Brien-trained gelding leading over a furlong out and soon drawing clear to beat Summer Capers by 3L.
Memphis City recorded a shock 20/1 victory on his Irish debut when making all under Colm O'Donoghue in the mile maiden, holding on to beat Croi Mo Ri by a neck.
'He was gelded and sent over to me about two months ago from Jeremy Noseda's yard. This is a nice surprise and he will probably improve from that,' said trainer Andrew Oliver.
O'Donoghue, recording his first winner since dislocating a shoulder at the Listowel Festival, was in trouble with the stewards earlier in the evening.
He picked up a three day ban for careless riding aboard Lake Pontchartrain in the fillies handicap, having caused interference to Braydeen and Tiffany Gardens in the straight.
John Oxx has high hopes of a sprinting career next year for Dahindar, who justified strong support from 11/10 in the morning down to 1/2 on track in the five furlongs maiden.
The Aga Khan's home-bred son of Invincible Spirit headed La Sylvia at the furlong pole and stretched clear for Michael Kinane to beat that rival by three and a half lengths.
'We were a bit disappointed at the time with his second at the Curragh but as it turned out he was beaten by a good horse in Jupiter Pluvius,' said Oxx.
He added, 'He's improved from run to run and seemed to like the surface. Hopefully he will make a good sprinter next year over five to six furlongs.'
The seven furlong fillies handicap proved a real triumph for the assessor with less than two lengths seperating the first nine home as Mist And Stone came from last to first under Kevin Manning.
Ger Lyons' charge was dropped in behind after missing the break from her wide draw, and weaved her way through before getting up on the line to beat Regaleya a short-head.
Manning doubled up on the always prominent Belle Noverre in the concluding mile handicap, beating Hypocrisy by three quarters of a length.
Alan Magee
