Review leopardstown 16th Jun

Barack got the better of a thrilling tussle with Duff to land the feature race at Leopardstown, the Listed Glencairn Stakes.

Duff looked to have made a decisive move when sweeping into a marginal lead a furlong from home, but he could not shake off the attentions of Barack.

Ben Curtis drove the 12-1 chance upsides close home and after a titanic struggle, he emerged victorious by a short head, with favourite Wild Wind third.

John Oxx unleashed a promising newcomer when Rubina took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, initiating a double for himself and jockey Johnny Murtagh.

Aidan O'Brien's 2-9 favourite Foot Soldier appeared to get first run on the 6-1 chance, but when Johnny Murtagh popped the question, the Invincible Spirit filly responded very nicely to score by a length and three quarters.

Oxx and Murtagh were responsible for the even-money favourite Narjawa in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden, but were forced to settle for second behind One Spirit .

Murtagh set his stall out early and had all bar the winner beaten from a long way out, but Niall McCullagh's mount found plenty for pressure to run out a two-length scorer.

Murtagh and Oxx didn't have to wait too long for their double, though, as the Sheikh Mohammed-owned Creekside landed the spoils in the Growise Handicap.

Estithmaar was the well-fancied 4-6 favourite for the contest, but the Sheikh Hamdan-owned colt had no answer to Creekside (5-2), who scorched home to score by two and a half lengths.

Sam James was a cool customer on board Strandfield Lady (7-1) in the Bulmers Live Handicap, producing the filly in the final furlong to beat another vanquished short-priced favourite in Casbah Rock .

Murtagh tried to fend off all challengers on the market leader, but was powerless to resist Strandfield Lady's late surge.