John Monroe celebrates with the Galway crowd© Photo Healy Racing
< Muzak (5-1) collected the decent prize up for grabs in the Guinness Handicap Chase at Galway.
Last year's winner Fosters Cross took them along but was joined two out by John Monroe's grey, who was brought to the stands side by Robbie Dunne and ran right the way to the line to register a length-and-three-quarter verdict.< Captain Arceus continued his progressive profile with a decisive success in the City Publicans Charity Hurdle.
With his task made easier by the withdrawal of Hidden Cyclone Dessie Hughes' 13-8 favourite quickened into the lead at the second-last flight and readily held the challenge of Now This Is It to give Bryan Cooper his first winner since returning from injury.< Your Busy (2-1) won here in 2011 and was third at the Festival over hurdles this year, and again proved his liking for the circuit by landing the Ryans Cleaning Chase.
The front-running 10-year-old was challenged by Schelm and Bob Lingo at the last but found more for pressure on the long run to the line and clung on desperately to fend off the last-gasp lunge of Schelm by three-quarters of a length.
Moira McElligott led her rivals a merry dance in the Eventus Beginners Chase as Rockshandy (14-1) made all.
Paddy Neville's gelding didn't respond to the application of blinkers over hurdles at Ballinrobe last month but the headgear was off on his return to the bigger obstacles and he jumped from fence to fence, eventually crossing the line six lengths ahead of Minella For Value < Bridgequarter Girl (8-1) showed her appreciation for being reunited with Paul Townend by repelling The Black Russian by a length and three-quarters in the Galway City Publicans Handicap Hurdle.< Run For Firth (6-1) made it fourth-time lucky over timber in the Mervue Maiden Hurdle, while the www.galwayraces.com INH Flat Race went the way of 9-10 favourite Time For A Pint
