Kieren Fallon notched a double at Tipperary on Tuesday night courtesy of Country Song and Galileo Galilei.
The David Wachman-trained Country Song made it two from two when holding the persistent challenge of Hammers Boy by a short-head in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race.
Fallon sent the son of Fusaichi Pegasus to the front a furlong-and-a-half out but he was strongly pressed by Hammers Boy and had to battle to hold off Tommy Stack's charge.
It was much easier aboard Galileo Galilei in the Tipperary Races Support Munster Maiden as he recorded an easy length-and-a-half victory.
The Ballydoyle colt made the running and was only briefly headed by Galilean at half-way. He streaked clear in the straight and Fallon could afford to start pulling up before the line.
City Of Tribes, a #110,000 purchase at the Doncaster Breeze-up Sales, started paying back that substantial investment when making an impressive debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
The Ger Lyons-trained son of Invincible Spirit was soon in front, under Johnny Murtagh, and stayed on strongly in the closing stages to beat Rabatash by a length.
'It was decided when we bought him that his first run would be at Tipperary to see how fast he was. We have the option now of going to Royal Ascot and we'll discuss that with Johnny in the next few days,' said Lyons.
Takestan (7/4 to 11/10f) was well supported in the Come To Tipperary By Railway Maiden and punters had few worries as the Aga Khan-colt hit the lead early in the straight and went on to beat Greek Symphony by a cosy length-and-a-half.
Millers Weir took the Enjoy An Evening At Tipperary Handicap in good style when swooping inside the final furlong to beat La Motta by a length-and-a-half.
Little Nymph confirmed the promise of her reappearance run at the Curragh when landing the Tipperary Summer Festival Handicap while Pat Smullen kept Drumin Orpen going well down the straight to land the concluding Dunbavin Handicap.
