< Red Rock Canyon s extraordinarily long losing streak was compounded by another reverse at Tipperary on Tuesday night.

The Ballydoyle inmate was sent off the 1-2 favourite to win the Refurbished High Chaparral Room Maiden, but could only finish third behind Beidh Tine Anseo

Despite having consistently not looked out of place in Group One company & ndash; more than half of his starts have been at the highest level & ndash; Red Rock Canyon is now incredibly still a maiden after 21 outings.

Things looked promising at one stage for the Rock Of Gibraltar entire, who held a fighting chance approaching the straight.

But Johnny Murtagh's mount, beaten under two lengths by Dylan Thomas and Duke Of Marmalade in the 2007 Irish Champion Stakes, failed to pick up when asked, finishing a one-paced third to the 11-2 second favourite.< Benji's Babes was second, two lengths in arrears of Jim Bolger's impressive scorer.

The fixture had actually started so well for Aidan O'Brien as Kingdom Of Munster made a successful racecourse debut in the Modigliani EBF Maiden.

Ballydoyle's beautifully-bred colt always looked to be travelling pretty confidently under Murtagh, even though The West Rim threw down a stern challenge.

That rival made most of the running under Wayne Lordan, with Kingdom Of Munster wisely tracking the David Wachman-trained filly as the pair straightened for home.

O'Brien's 4-9 favourite slowly cranked up the gears and edged into a slender advantage at the one-furlong pole.

That manoeuvre put the race to bed as Murtagh's partner maintained a sprightly gallop to score by one and a half lengths.

William Mullins' Art Sleuth was another short-priced favourite left in the doldrums after Prunelle De L'Orme caused a huge surprise in the www.tipperaryraces.ie Hurdle.

The former was the 30-100 favourite for this two-mile heat, but finished third behind Jimmy Mangan's 33-1 scorer.

Prunelle De L'Orme was ridden by the trainer's son, Patrick, who was securing a first victory over hurdles.

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