Review killarney 28th Aug

Wannabe Better took the step up to Listed company in her stride in the Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes at Killarney.

Tommy Stack's 12-1 chance only broke her duck at the ninth attempt in a Naas maiden earlier in the month, but she took the lead off Captain Joy entering the final furlong in the hands of Wayne Lordan and stuck on well for a two-length call.

Snow Queen once again blew her chance at the start, but her trainer Aidan O'Brien enjoyed a double, kickstarted when Kingfisher gave a further boost to the form of Free Eagle by winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden as he liked.

Fourth to Dermot Weld's Derby favourite on his Leopardstown debut, the Galileo colt was sent off the 8-13 favourite to build on that and after being kicked into the lead before the turn, he quickened impressively to cross the line nine lengths ahead of Salute Of Approval .

O'Brien followed up when Piet Mondrian ran out a similarly facile winner of the Wholesome Fayre Maiden.

The 8-11 market leader hadn't been seen since the opening day of the turf season but fitness wasn't a concern because Joseph O'Brien bounced him out into a lead and he didn't have to get too serious to stretch three lengths clear of Vasanta Navaratri .

Maudlin Magdalen (5-1) completed a hat-trick with a game front-running display in the Colin Counihan Tarmac Handicap.

Successful at Dundalk and Bellewstown already this month, Donal Kinsella's filly blazed a trail again and saw out the extended mile well to see off Cairdiuil by a length and a half.

Long Journey Home (10-1) led his rivals a merry dance under Lordan in the Robin Parke Memorial Handicap, while 5-1 shot Ned's Indian made it off the reserves' bench to claim the Diarmuid Cronin Electrical Handicap.