Fran Berry and Andy Oliver celebrate after Panama Hat's five-timer© Photo Healy Racing
< Panama Hat has been one of the success stories of the season and Andy Oliver's three-year-old made it five wins on the bounce in the feature Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Red God' Handicap at Dundalk.
The 5-1 favourite started his run at Leopardstown in June and followed up with victories at Fairyhouse, Roscommon and Naas before heading into the valuable all-weather contest with a rating 36lb higher than when he started.
Fran Berry had him close to the pace all the way despite his bad draw and Panama Hat hit the front two furlongs out before stretching clear to beat Hes Our Music by two and a half lengths.
Mick Halford's juvenile Toscanini had bumped into some smart sorts and was sent off the 1-5 favourite against much less taxing opposition in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, but he gave backers the odd anxious moment before asserting.
Ballydoyle front-runner General Marshall wasn't stopping as he made the best of his way home down the straight and Shane Foley had to galvanise the market leader to catch up and go past, which he did in the final furlong to score by three-quarters of a length.
Halford and Foley doubled up when Refusetolisten (15-2) wore down the front-running favourite Chief Suspect close home to grab the verdict by a nose in the Bar One Racing Telebetting 1800 624 524 Maiden.
Aidan O'Brien sent Group Three-placed Qualify for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden and the 4-5 favourite put in a commanding show from the front, clearing away to win by five and a half lengths in the hands of the trainer's son Joseph.
Johnny Feane's 5-2 favourite Prince Connoisseur had won twice and finished last twice in four starts, but there were no alarms in the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Rated Race as he raced on the front end and won by a length and a quarter under Fran Berry.
Eddie Lynam's 25-1 shot Maremmadiavola led just about all the way under Pat Smullen in the Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap and the jockey doubled up when Gordon Elliott's 11-4 favourite Moonmeister took the Crowne Plaza Hotel D
