Eight Til Late completed a hat-trick of summer wins in the Boylesports Handicap Chase, the feature event at Sligo.
Peter Casey's nine-year-old was sent off 9-4 favourite after victories at Clonmel and over hurdles at this venue latest and moved through to lead off the home turn after pace-setters Round Tower and Catalaunian Fields faded tamely.
Andrew Ring's mount jumped the last well but was kept up to his work by Presenting Mahler and held the latter's late lunge by half a length.< Delegate (5-1) made most of the running as he upset the well-fancied Roconga in the Darcy Contract Cleaning Services Beginners Chase.
Edward O'Grady's charge was sent off a warm 8-11 favourite for the opener and despite looming large under Barry Geraghty, he couldn't get past the long-time leader who kept pulling out a little more to score with two and a half lengths to spare.
Geraghty had better luck in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase as he landed the odds on Dont Kick Nor Bite (9-10), who was kept up to his work all the way to the line by 50-1 outsider Drumlosh Sallie on his way to a two-and-a-half-length triumph.< Neddyvaughan had to dig deep to justify 3-1 favouritism in the Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Chase.
Christy Roche's six-year-old looked set for a comfortable success when cruising upsides Allied Victory turning for home, but the latter refused to go down without a fight after being headed at the last and made Jodie McGarvey's mount really work for his length-and-a-half victory.< Tiliver put in a fine round of jump as he ran out a cosy winner of the Kilcawley Construction Rated Chase for Alan Fleming.
Always travelling well for Paul Townend, the 4-1 shot made smooth progress into the lead approaching the final fence and eased clear on the run in to cross the line seven and a half lengths to the good from Caniwillyegiveme < Dorkas (11-1) stole a march as they swung for home as she took the concluding Glasshouse Hotel Handicap Chase by a length and three-quarters from the fast-finishing
