Plain Talking (Jack Kennedy) leads Mine Now and Some Hawk away from the last© Photo Healy Racing
< Plain Talking s victory in the 188BET.co.uk Handicap Hurdle was the highlight of a Roscommon double for Jack Kennedy.
The Gavin Cromwell-trained 6-1 chance was never far from the pace and Kennedy moved her up into a share of the lead down the back for the final time.
The field was closely grouped as they swung for home, with Plain Talking leading the way, and when Mine Now emerged as the primary threat, she pulled out more to triumph by a length and a quarter.
Either side of a Kilbeggan win, Delegate had been beaten by Derulo and Bitview Colin but he comprehensively gained revenge on those rivals in the 188BET Rated Novice Hurdle.
Always to the fore in the hands of Kennedy, the Gordon Elliott-trained 5-1 shot was still travelling best of all heading towards the last in the lead, and kept going to account for Tesseract by four and a half lengths.
Tesseract's trainer Joseph O'Brien was out of luck with his first Royal Ascot runners and suffered more woe when odds-on favourite Captain Barbossa got rid of Barry Geraghty when challenging at the last in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon Maiden Hurdle.
Colm Murphy's Sizing Alberta (4-1) was in front at that point and he kept going to see off Bomber Jackson by four lengths.< St Lawrence Gap got up on the line in the Royal Ascot Extra Places At 188BET Maiden Hurdle.
Mark Bolger rode an aggressive race on Boom Box and established what appeared to be a winning margin, only to tread water after jumping the last and he was nailed by the 3-1 joint-favourite in the shadows of the post.< Kentucky Lass beat the unlucky Beautiful Ben in the Ivan Connaughton Auctioneer Handicap Hurdle (Div 1), and her jockey Adrian Heskin also took the second instalment with another 14-1 chance in Havana Dancer
Fresh from a double here on Monday, Robbie Power was back in the winner's circle after landing the Best Odds Guaranteed At 188BET Handicap Hurdle on Jo Go (12-1).
