Long odds-on favourite Mad About You could only manage third as Oh Goodness Me produced a late kick to land the Group Three Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express Stakes.
Dermot Weld looked to hold all the aces as the 3-10 favourite ranged upsides front-running stablemate Firey Red
Firey Red saw off that challenge, but Oh Goodness Me thundered home under Davy Moran to score by a short-head, giving Jim Bolger the second leg of a treble after Three Rocks had landed the Join "Go Racing In Kildare" Handicap and before 2-1 favourite Toraidhe took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.< Pollen produced a similarly strong finish to gun down Estrela Brage in the dying strides of the Keatley Groundcare Irish Lincolnshire.
Slightly stuck for room at the two-furlong pole, Wayne Lordan managed to get himself out in the open, but looked to have a forlorn task as Estrela Brage had flown clear.
However, Tommy Stack's 7-1 chance would not be denied and he got up in the shadow of the post to win by a head.
The market got the newmarketracecourse.co.uk Maiden spot on as John Oxx's well-backed 6-4 favourite Zaralanta eased to victory on her debut.
Smartly away from her unfavourable draw, the daughter of Danehill Dancer quickened clear over a furlong out and went on to beat Buiochas Mor by three lengths, while Johnny Murtagh got off the mark for 2009 when Chorus Of Angels (13-2) took the Gabriel Curran Memorial Madrid Handicap.
Kevin Prendergast also got his season off to the best possible start when King Ledley (4-1) drew nicely clear of his rivals in the Tally Ho Stud EBF Maiden under Declan McDonogh.
Over at Cork, Serpentaria took a step up in class in her stride when making all in the Easter Festival Hurdle.
The 1-2 favourite never had to be asked a serious question to beat Footy Facts completing a treble on the day for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh.
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