Mick Kinane was seen at his brilliant best when booting home a 38/1 double aboard Danecare and Neckar Valley at Fairyhouse last night.
The first-named overturned Tipperary form with Warrimoo when proving 1/2 length too strong for the top-weight in the opening Commons Nursery.
Well-supported from 4/1 into 100/30 favourite, James Burns' colt got first run on his old rival and stayed on well to score, with the pair coming two lengths clear of the rest.
'This fellow is not very big but he's tough, and I suppose the handicapper gave us our chance today,' said Burns afterwards.
The former champion jockey again demonstrated the power that has long been his trademark when getting Neckar Valley home by 1/2 in the Ratoath Handicap.
Leeside appeared to be launching a decisive challenge on the inside entering the final furlong, but Kinane would not be denied and forced his mount back to the front near the line.
The featured Batterstown Handicap saw a renewal of rivalry between a number of the protagonists in Sunday's Galway feature, and this time it was the consistent Jacks Estate who came out on top.
Badly-drawn when managing only seventh behind Lorli on the final day of the Ballybrit festival, the top-weight swooped late to collar Elbeos Dream in the dying strides.
John Oxx's rich vein of form continued when Kassna (1/1-4/5f) routed her rivals in the Derrinstown Apprentice Series Maiden to give Cathy Gannon a welcome change of luck.
'This filly had a temperature after running well first time at Leopardstown, but she has been back in good form recently and I would've been surprised if she hadn't won today,' said Oxx.
'I'm pleased for Cathy, who's a good rider, as she missed three months with a couple of cracked verterbrae,' added the trainer who also saddled third placed Cristalita and eye-catching fourth Afreen.
Barney Curley was in the news again when, in his absence, he was referred to the Appeals and Referrals Committee after the late withdrawal of Cristoforo from the concluding Dunshaughlin QR Handicap.
