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Aidan O'Brien sparked a double at Tipperary when Waterloo Bridge made it fourth time lucky in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
Joseph O'Brien drove the 9-10 favourite into the lead over a furlong out and though he again showed signs he was not the most straightforward, he kept on well to repel the late surge of Gift Wrap by a head.
O'Brien's second winner came when Tesseract took the Fundraising Events At Tipperary Flat Race, though he was a shade fortunate.< Sixth Avenue hit the front on the home turn under Nina Carberry but veered off course over a furlong out, allowing Sarah O'Brien to land the spoils on the even-money favourite.< Barnacle Bill could be a name to conjure with over middle and staying distances in future after winning the Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Median Auction Maiden with some authority.
Jessie Harrington's 9-10 favourite was held up by Shane Foley in the early stages, but once getting in front over a furlong out he never looked back, winning eased up by a length and a quarter from Harasava < Kimbay ran out a convincing winner of the Follow Tipperary On Facebook Handicap.
Never far off the lead under Rory Cleary, the Noel Lawlor-trained 5-1 chance kept on remorselessly to beat Zaindera by a length and a quarter.
Kevin Manning timed his challenge on Daliyan just right, getting Rodger Sweeney's 8-1 chance up close home in the Tipperary Youth Raceday Handicap.< Copy That ran out an emphatic winner of the TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle for trainer Eddie Harty.
The 9-10 favourite always looked in command under Mark Walsh, and so it proved as he eased four and three-quarter lengths clear of Annadiamond < Steel King produced an excellent effort on his first start since falling at Ballinrobe in September to land the Buy Tickets Online At Tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle.
Kevin Sexton managed to drive the 10-1 chance into the lead after the last and he ran on well to beat Give Her Bach by a length.
