Curragh handler James Burns saddled the winner of the 1m1f fillies' maiden at Tramore this afternoon but not in the shape of 7/4 favourite Sarah, as was widely expected.
Instead it was unconsidered 12/1 shot Fustanella, bred by Sheikh Mohammed and from the family of Street Cry, that obliged in the hands of Seamus Heffernan.
'They had both been working well, but I thought Sarah's form was the better of the two,' admitted a delighted Burns afterwards.
Jim Bolger has been an infrequent visitor to the seaside venue in recent years, and those who supported his Kerry Isle in the 1m1f handicap were rewarded with a 7/1 payout.
The four year-old swept to the front inside the final furlong to provide apprentice Sean Cleary with his third career success.
Sorchette, backed from 14/1 into half those odds, landed a tidy gamble in the 2m4f mares' novice chase.
Denis Leahy produced his mount to lead at the final fence, from where the pair were always holding disappointing favourite Why Bother.
Garvivonnian is likely to head to Sligo next Monday following a gutsy performance in the 2m handicap hurdle.
The six year-old appeared to have plenty to do entering the dip, but responded well to Stephen Ryder's urgings to score going away by two lengths.
Gordon Power, recently returned from a spell in Dubai, was on the mark aboard Shoeless Joe in the 1m4f handicap.
Ballinarid captured the opening 2m maiden hurdle for the locally-based trainer/jockey combination of Paul and David Roche.
I Can Imagine recorded her second victory of the season in the 2m4f handicap chase.
