< Bible Black stepped out of the shadow of exciting youngster Born To Sea as he powered away with the feature Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk.
No match for John Oxx's Classic hope when unplaced at the Curragh last month, the Ger Lyons-trained juvenile (12-1) put up a much better show on his return to the all-weather track.
Keagan Latham left it late in the Listed contest, pulling to the wide outside in the straight and sweeping past the opposition before holding Captain Obvious by three-quarters of a length.
Eddie Lynam's veteran Duff has been a great servant to the yard and landed his ninth career victory and his first for two years in the Ireland's Call Race.
Running over a trip short of his best, the eight-year-old was trapped behind horses entering the closing stages, but Declan McDonogh found a gap and the 7-1 shot burst through to score by half a length.
Paul Deegan's newcomer Caprella (11-2) looked a filly with a future as she took the first division of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden in the hands of Willie Supple.
Travelling best of all coming down the straight, she took over from favourite That's Plenty at the furlong pole and was just doing enougn thereafter to hold on by half a length.
Colin Keane produced his father Gerry's 8-1 shot Captain Cullen down the wide outside to lead inside the final furlong and take the second division by a length from favourite Rogue Element
Michael Grassick's Elusive In Paris (6-1) travelled well all the way for Niall McCullagh before landing the Sean O'Brien Slays Dragons Nursery, taking it up a furlong out and battling on to hold Catfromtherock by a neck.
Joanna Morgan's Ancient Sands (25-1) found extra for Joseph O'Brien to rescue the Come On Ireland Handicap, winning by a neck after being passed by Imagination
