Charles O'Brien's Wizard Of Odds showed his mettle in landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for juveniles in Down Royal.

The 3/1 shot made headway under Shane Foley to lead a quarter of a mile out and had to withstand the closing efforts of King Thistle and Heishybrid

He fended off Kings Thistle (5/2f) by a length with Heishybrid (10/3) a further three-parts of a length away in third.

Foley said: "I sat on him before he even ran and a fine, big horse. He's probably gone a little shade weak now being honest, but I think he's a nice horse in time.

"He just got lost in Listowel and didn't handle the track at all and, in fairness, he came home well (in fifth) - I didn't knock him about."