< St Devote (8/1) showed all his battling qualities to pick up the Grade Three Kilbegnet EBF Novice Chase at Roscommon.
The useful handicap hurdler has quickly racked up some fencing experience with five races over the larger obstacles during the summer, and he was one of six in contention swinging into the straight.
Falls for Foildubh and Dr Whizz reduced his number of rivals, but he still had to pull out all the stops for Barry Geraghty to repel Nakajima Nate by three-quarters of a length, with De Valira third.
Eddie O'Connell brought Onzo Mor (3/1) with a well-timed challenge to land the Kiltoom Handicap Chase.< Paradis De Thaix gave a bold sight in front, but he was wavering coming to the final fence, where O'Connell produced Denis Cullen's grey to take up the running, en route to a three-and-a-quarter-length defeat of the staying-on Indifference Curve
Aidan O'Brien got Arc week off to a flyer when Foot Soldier got up in the dying strides of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
O'Brien is busy readying So You Think for Sunday's Longchamp showpiece and his son Joseph extricated 5/2 favourite Foot Soldier from an awkward position before catching Golden Halo and Lord Jim in the shadows of the post.< Alabelle thwarted the late challenge of odds-on favourite Kasanka in the roscommonracecourse.ie Fillies Maiden.
Jim Bolger's 14/1 shot didn't appear to stay this mile-and-a-half trip on her previous outing but found plenty for pressure to hold fellow Galileo filly Kasanka, who was returning from a 165-day absence, by half a length.< Winning Impact (14/1) bounced back to form under Declan McDonogh in the Follow Roscommon On Facebook Handicap, and 20/1 chance Dusty Trail also put some moderate recent efforts behind him when steered to the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap spoils by Mark Enright.
