< Letters Of Note just held the late thrust of Byzantium to claim Listed honours in the Yeomanstown Stud Dark Angel EBF Stakes at Naas.

The Michael O'Callaghan-trained filly had been on her travels prior to a narrow defeat at the hands of Toscanini recently, and was sent off at 6-1 on the back of it.

She moved smoothly into the lead at the two-furlong pole and although Byzantium and Newsletter charged at her, she had enough in the tank to repel the former by a head.

There was a strong word for Bear Cheek prior to her racecourse introduction in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden and she didn't disappoint.

Andrea Atzeni sent the 9-10 favourite, who cost Qatar Racing 125,000 euros earlier this year, to the front a furlong and a half from the finish and after quickening initially, she went away again when Know came at her, scoring by three lengths.

Lyons followed up when Cape Wolfe got up in the dying strides of the Follow Naas Racecourse On Facebook Race.< Seanie dictated terms to suit himself and seemed to have stolen a march on his rivals, but Cape Wolfe hit top gear in the final 50 yards and completed a hat-trick.< Laganore (8-1) had shown promise in maidens at this venue and at Gowran Park, and built on those to land the Panoramic Restaurant Maiden with a little bit up her sleeve.

She handled a drop in distance with aplomb, as did Burren View Lady (16-1), who showed she still has enough toe for six furlongs by landing the ISS HR Services Handicap.< Regal Power (12-1) prevailed in a blanket finish to the www.naasracecourse.com Apprentice Handicap, while the front-running 11-4 shot Kings Ryker had enough up his sleeve to fend off Hurricane Cass by half a length in the Naas Racecourse On Facebook Handicap.