Blood Moon (blinkers) is ridden out by Colin Keane to beat Golden Pearl© Photo Healy Racing
Dual Dundalk scorer Blood Moon (11-4) recorded a first turf success in the Coral.ie Rated Race at Fairyhouse on Thursday evening.
Only four runners went to post for the richest race of the evening but it was an interesting affair and produced a decisive winner for the in-form Ger Lyons stable.< Munshid the 11-8 favourite, set the early pace but was soon joined by the winner, who asserted two furlongs out and pulled clear in good style to record a winning margin of a length and three-quarters over Golden Pearl < Elusive Beauty (3-1) dug deep to open her account at the third attempt in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden.< Sheisdiesel led them into the straight but Ken Condon's runner was hot on her heels and found enough for Shane Foley to get on top in the dying strides by a head, with Swish flying home for a close third.< Saga Sprint (8-1) upset the well-fancied Palavicini Run to land the Fairyhouse Welcomes Competitors Of The Tattersalls International Horse Trials Claiming Race.
The 4-9 favourite stole a march on her rivals turning for home but the James Barrett-trained winner stayed on strongly to sweep past the her inside the final furlong and extended her advantage to three and a quarter lengths at the line.< Pacodali also failed to land the odds when chasing home Footbridge (3-1) in the Fairyhouse For Club Fundraisers Median Auction Maiden.
Dermot Weld's inmate got first run on the favourite when taking it up at the two-furlong pole and maintained a healthy advantage under Pat Smullen to score with a length and a quarter to spare.
Weld and Smullen completed a double in the closing Fairyhouse Special Offers Fillies Maiden courtesy of Adool (4-1), who saw off Easy In Love by four and half lengths.
Kieren Fallon got on the scoresheet as he came with a well-timed late run on Blairmayne to land the Coral.ie Bet 5 Get 20 In Free Bets Handicap by two and a quarters lengths from Three Majors
Gary Halpin partnered Elusive In Paris to a four-length victory over Clifton Miss in the Jogforjockeys.ie
