Tandem cruises home in the last© Photo Healy Racing
It was very straight forward for odds-on punters as Tandem opened his account in the concluding maiden at Galway.
The Dansili gelding was sent off 3/10 favourite to give Dermot Weld a double on the card and the result never looked in doubt.
Pat Smullen tracked front-runner Exact before hitting the front over two furlongs out.
He kicked clear turning for home and could afford to ease down in the closing stages for a cosy 11-length success. Instant Memories kept on in the closing stages to get up at the death and deny Exact the runner-up spot.
The Khalid Abdullah winner had shaped with plenty of promise when second on his debut at Naas last month.
"He's a lovely big horse and will go for a conditions race next. We'll see where he fits in," said Weld.
"He's a big backward horse and ran a nice race first time at Naas."
Weld and Smullen had also teamed up earlier to score with Diplomat
(On course reporting by Alan Magee)
