Jim Bolger looks to have another ace in his pack after sending out Cuis Ghaire to land the Cathal Ryan Memorial Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes in impressive fashion.
The juvenile daughter of Galileo (evens), a course and distance winner on her only other run, broke smartly and was always showing the way under Kevin Manning.
British raider Undaunted Affair put in a challenge but was comfortably beaten off, and Marquesa stayed on to take second in the Group Three contest, beaten three and a half lengths.
Tax Free repeated last season's success in the five-furlong Coolmore Choisir Naas Sprint Stakes for British trainer David Nicholls.
The six-year-old, carrying top weight under the trainer's son Adrian, was settled off the pace set by Osterhase and Day By Day and was pulled out to challenge with a furlong and a half to go in the Listed contest.
As Osterhase faded, Tax Free (5-4) settled into a duel with fellow British raider Day By Day and forged clear close home to win by a length and three-quarters.
My Girl Sophie took advantage of the weight she received from her six rivals to follow up a Leopardstown victory in the seven-furlong Bill Whitehead Memorial Race.
Danny Mullins had the Jim Bolger-trained filly up with the pace along with Mystical Lady and sent her on in the straight, though they were queueing up to challenge coming towards the final furlong.
My Girl Sophie (5-2) stuck on really well to repel Dimenticata by half a length and won a shade cosily in the end.
Aldhaher Beebers (100-30) bounced back to his best at Kilbeggan last time out in first-time blinkers and followed up with a gutsy victory in the John J Galvin Handicap Hurdle at Listowel.
David Casey took over on the turn for home in the three-mile contest and the six-year-old ran on strongly to score by a length and a half after Somalia Road made a mess of the last.
Maturus Ardor went off the 2-5 favourite for the first division of the Island Maiden Hurdle, but could not peg back all-the-way winner Buchaill Dubh (7-2) and went down by two
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