Palace and Seamie Heffernan (centre) come to head Dalkova (right) in the closing stages© Photo Healy Racing
< Palace left it late but eventually stamped her class on the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes at Killarney.
Aidan O'Brien had pitched his Fastnet Rock filly into a couple of Classics before her second in the Naas Oaks Trial, so it was no surprise she was sent off the 11-8 market leader for this Listed affair.
When her front-running stable companion Terrific was swallowed up by Sparkle Factor Palace was making little headway but Seamie Heffernan switched her out and she found her stride to account for Dalkova by half a length.< King Christophe (16-1) swooped fast and late to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race.
Odds-on favourite The Ice Meister quickened smartly through a gap at the top of the straight and went a couple of lengths clear, only to be swallowed up by B Cosmos
King Christophe was just hitting top gear under Declan McDonogh and sprouted wings in the closing stages to get up by a length and a quarter.< Teocht had to pull out all the stops to justify 5-4 favouritism in the O'Keeffe's Marquee Hire Rathmore Handicap.
Carrying a 5lb penalty for last week's Leopardstown success, Jim Bolger's filly appeared to be treading water over a furlong out, only to be galvanised by Kevin Manning's urgings, which forced her across the line a head to the good over Carenza < Ridestan supplemented his recent hurdling success by capitalising on a handy Flat rating in the International Hotel Killarney Apprentice Handicap in the hands of Conor Hoban.
Denis Hogan's well-supported 15-8 favourite battled well to fend off game pacesetter Lilly The Lioness by half a length.< Daisy's Gift s Punchestown third was the best form on offer in the Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Mares Maiden Hurdle and Paul Townend only had to give the 5-4 shot a couple of smacks after the last to reward favourite-backers.
