Spring Of Pearls is set to be offered at Goffs in a fortnight's time and did her sales value the world of good when taking the Lynn Lodge Stud EBF Median Auction Maiden at Naas yesterday.
The filly, a 3 to 1 shot, provided the opening leg of an 11 to 1 double for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen when scoring by a length-and-a-half over Shamoan in the juvenile contest.
'She won nicely and is in at Goffs in two weeks time. She's a nice filly and has been very consistent,' said Weld.
Out of Thanks (2/1f) landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden to complete the brace.
Smullen claimed the front-running Sassari a furlong-and-a-half out before stretching clear for a three-length verdict on the daughter of Sadler's Wells.
Two fallers in the Ladbroke Country & Western BBQ Evening Handicap saw the stewards move the rail on the home turn.
Scalado fell on the home turn, bringing down Knock Abbey Castle and jockeys Michael Hussey and Pat Shanahan were both sent for precautionary x-rays. Original Copy won the race for Mick Halford and Tadgh O'Shea.
Aidan O'Brien's Ace (2/5f) made a promising debut in the Nobber Maiden when powering clear under Jamie Spencer for an easy four-and-a-half victory over Sans Reserve.
Civic Duty benefited from the experience of Mick Kinane in the Colt 45 Handicap as the pair charted a lone course down the centre to avail of the fastest ground.
