Fountain Of Youth and Joseph O'Brien © Photo Healy Racing
< Fountain Of Youth did the job as he was expected to in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Tipperary.
Sent off the red-hot 1-10 favourite after a pleasing debut second, Aidan O'Brien's son of multiple Group One winner Attraction was given plenty of daylight by the trainer's son Joseph.
He extended his advantage over runner-up Focussed to four lengths passing the post and, although O'Brien's jnr had to show him the whip, it was more to educate him than urge him forward.< Weather Watch (16-1) also made it second-time lucky in the Follow At TipperaryRaces On Twitter Median Auction Maiden.
Jessie Harrington's gelding didn't offer much encouragement on his Curragh introduction at the Guineas meeting, but underlined the benefit of that experience, as well as relishing the step up to an extended mile and a half, by swooping late to deny Gerdago by a head.< Abstraction showed his appreciation for the drop to the minimum trip with an emphatic success in the Follow Tipperary On Facebook Handicap.
Sarah Dawson's 9-2 joint-favourite was always prominent in the hands of Seamie Heffernan and quickened impressively inside the final furlong to see off Judies Child by a couple of lengths.
Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning got on the scoresheet as Tiger At Heart proved far too strong in the Tipperary Youth Raceday Handicap.
Manning kicked on a fair way from home on the 7-1 shot, who was better than his last finishing position suggested heading into the race, and he showed a good attitude by running all the way to the line, crossing it with a four-and-a-half-length advantage over Cebuano
The Tony Martin-trained Green Dragon (9-1) sprinted clear after the last to take the TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle, while the Pride Of Tipperary Gathering 27th June Handicap Hurdle went the way of Ted Dolly
