Fran Berry booted home a double at Cork, culminating in a thrilling victory for Queen Blossom in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.
Patrick Prendergast's 16-1 chance was always in the front rank, though trouble loomed in the guise of Footbridge, who nosed ahead entering the final furlong while Apparently travelling better.
Queen Blossom would not be denied, though, responding to Berry's urgings to get back on top and score by half a length.
Berry's first winner was an equally narrow verdict as Aidan Howard's Enter The Red (9-2) came out on top in a blanket finish to the Like Us On Facebook Handicap.
Compass Hill bounced back to form when landing the Blackwater Maiden in some style.
John Murphy's charge had not hit the heights of his debut second last year, but the 11-4 co-favourite drew upsides Falcao over a furlong out and pulled clear under Shane Foley, eventually winning by three and three-quarter lengths.
That was the first leg of a double for Foley, who struck again on Willie McCreery's Niven in the Follow Us On Twitter Nursery Handicap.
Clear entering the final furlong, the 6-1 chance needed the line to come in time and it did, as he fended off the fast-finishing Smiling Emily by a head.
Akira won her first start for Aidan O'Brien when getting on top late on under Joseph O'Brien in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Race.
11-8 favourite Tamadhor held the lead for much of the race, but O'Brien's former Shay Barry inmate angled out close home and the 6-4 chance finished strongly to score.
John Walsh's Apache Gold found the line in time to take the www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap.
Rory Cleary pushed the 6-1 chance into a clear lead at the furlong marker, but his lead was diminishing rapidly in the closing stages, with Ecoeye just a neck behind at the line.
John Oxx's Avenante (5-2 favourite) showed no ill-effects from Sunday's Gowran run when bolting up in the Buy Online At corkracecourse.ie Fillies Maiden.
