John Oxx saddled a one-two in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Fillies Handicap at Sligo, with Cape Of Good Grace the one to emerge on top.
The 9-2 joint-favourite, ridden by Niall McCullagh, was following up an impressive maiden success at Tipperary last month.
She avoided the scrimmaging as the field turned for home and scooted clear to record a length and a quarter verdict over stable companion Sceal Nua < Asiya stuck to her task well in third but couldn't get to the first two.
It was very much a case of gamble landed when Iron Major completed a hat-trick of recent wins in the Foley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap.
Held up last in the early exchanges, Johnny Murtagh brought the heavily-supported 9-2 favourite widest of all turning into the straight.< Maarek looked like he had the race in safe keeping but Edward Lynam's Iron Major was eating up the ground inside the final furlong and flashed home for a neck victory.< Perfect Godess belied a late market drift to win well in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden.
Sent off an easy-to-back 5-1 chance under claiming rider Ronan Whelan, Brian Nolan's juvenile broke her duck at the sixth time of asking with a pillar-to-post three-quarter-length triumph over Legal Peace
Whelan doubled up on Regresa A Mi (6-1), who battled bravely to see off market leader Donatis Cornet and long-time leader Melodie D'Amour in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Maiden.
Conor Hoban also claims an invaluable 7lb and he gave the well-backed 7-2 joint-favourite Ok Annie the coolest of rides to claim the Ladies Day At Sligo 4th August Nursery Handicap.
The Pat Martin-trained daughter of Amadeus Wolf still had three in front of her passing the furlong marker but Hoban produced her perfectly in the closing stages, ultimately getting there with a cosy length and a quarter to spare.
