Trainer John Oxx recorded his first Galway Festival winner this week when his Smart Striking under Ben Curtis, ran out the head winner of the Arthur Guinness EBF Fillies Handicap.

Afterwards Oxx reported “Smart Striking did it well today on her first handicap run. I was a bit afraid to of the uneven track coming here with such an inexperienced filly.”

“She stayed the trip well and may step up further in time – this prize wasn’t a bad one to get in this day and age!”