Review leopardstown 16th Jul

Johnny Murtagh /a> stole the show at Leopardstown, landing a treble highlighted by Aidan O'Brien's Cabaret who looks a filly going places after turning the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown into a procession.

Murtagh switched to ride the 2-1 co-favourite after Famous was pulled out, and never saw another horse, jumping away smartly and pulling clear on the turn for home.

Fellow market leaders Alshahbaa and Kitty Kiernan tried to give chase, but Cabaret was too strong, beating the former by four and a half lengths.< Viscount Nelson opened his account at the second attempt in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

Sent off the 1-4 favourite and sent straight to the front by Murtagh, the son of Giant's Causeway made all but had to work hard to beat Crying Time by three quarters of a length.< Hard Rock City benefited from a drop in grade to land the Kilmacud Claiming Race - but it was far from plain sailing for the 5-4 favourite.

Pat Smullen looked to have stolen a march on the winner when shooting clear over a furlong out, but Murtagh collected the first leg of his treble by rousting Michael Grassick's charge into the lead on the line, winning by a short-head.

Murtagh's winning run came to an end when Chris Hayes guided Clodova to victory in the "Director - Live On Stage After Racing" Maiden.

Edward Lynam's 7-2 chance finished with a flourish to deny 50-1 chance Crystal Idea by a head.

Hayes completed a double when finding a daring run up the far rail to emerge victorious in the Stillorgan Handicap aboard Rosehip (6-1).< Profound Beauty maintained smooth progress towards the Melbourne Cup by landing back-to-back renewals of the Challenge Stakes.

Dermot Weld's five-year-old mare, who finished fifth in the Flemington feature last year, eased to a three-length defeat of Yankee Doodle in this Listed event over a mile and six furlongs.

The 6-4 favourite, who was ridden by Pat Smullen, had beaten that same rival into third place in the Curragh Cup last month.