Aidan O'Brien had the first three home in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden at Tipperary, but not on the order that the market suggested.< Saracen Knight was sent off a warm 4-5 favourite after a promising debut at the Curragh but he couldn't reel in stable companions Spanish Point and Zabriskie who set the pace from the off.
The two Frankel colts did battle all the way up the home straight and it was the latter that nicked it by a head under Wayne Lordan at 9-1.
O'Brien completed a double when Longing (evens) justified favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
It wasn't straightforward as the trailblazing Rickrack put up a brave fight in front but the Ballydoyle runner wore her down in the closing stages to get up by three-quarters of a length for Seamie Heffernan.
The judge couldn't separate Court Queen and Hushing as they shared the spoils in the Welcome To Tipperary Races Maiden.
The latter was 7-4 favourite for the opener but couldn't shake off Fozzy Stack's 8-1 chance as they went head-to-head up the straight and crossed the line together, with just half a length back to Shinko Princess in third.< Landline ran out an impressive winner of the Like Tipperary Races On Facebook Handicap under Rory Cleary for his father Tom.
Always going well, the 12-1 chance forged clear of Free To Roam over a furlong out and kept on well to record a two-and-three-quarter-length verdict over that rival.< Triple Sec (5-1) opened her account at the fourth attempt in the TipperaryRaces.ie Nursery Handicap, as Patrick Prendergast's filly stayed on well down the outside to score by a length and a quarter from Scoil Naisiunta < Feeling Easy (7-1) just held the fast-finishing Military Hill by a short head to get off the mark for the season in the Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap, while Harvey Specter (11-2) touched off Bella Rua by a nose to take the concluding Racing Again October 1st Handicap.
