Johnny Murtagh, the leading rider at Royal Ascot last week, added to his sole success at Down Royal on Saturday with another winner at Gowran Park yesterday.
The former champion jockey was on the mark in the Esso Three Rivers EBF Fillies Maiden on White Queen. He brought the easy to back 4 to 1 chance home a narrow winner from Carolina.
Only a head separated the pair at the line and winning trainer John Oxx commented, 'She ran a little green first time out and has improved since. She wants a cut in the ground and stays well. She will now go handicapping'.
Tom Queally, fresh from his win in the Ulster Derby, partnered All The Colours to take the McEnery Cup by an easy two lengths from Touch Of Love.
Hill Society finished fifth but was disqualified when his rider Wayne Lordan failed to weigh in. Lordan was severley cautioned by the steward's for his error.
Definate Spectacle had quite an advantage over many of his rivals in the 7f maiden and put his experience to good use to win narrowly.
With three previous runs to his name, he held on to beat newcomer Bond and trainer Kevin Prendergast will now keep him for a nursery.
The Pat Flynn-trained Precious Love, backed from 10/1 to 7/1, ran out a comfortable winner of the 1m handicap, beating stable companion Minnie KC by a length under Timmy Houlihan.
Jimmy Mangan's Glacial Sygnet scored a facile eight length victory in the Esso Three Rivers Oil Handicap Chase while leading claiming rider Gary Hutchinson went to the head of the jockey's table when winning the Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle.
