< Zanughan made a successful return to competitive action with an impressive display in the Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway.
Not sighted since a slightly disappointing fifth in the Derrinstown back in May, John Oxx's son of Azamour shrugged off a 113-day layoff and took full advantage of the drop into Listed company.
Spim's valiant effort to make all was thwarted inside the final furlong as Johnny Murtagh brought the 7-2 winner with a well-timed run and he beat the long-time leader by two lengths.< Requisition (6-1) put a bitterly disappointing Tipperary performance firmly behind him when breaking his duck at the third time of asking in the Donnelly's Of Barna EBF Maiden.
Aidan O'Brien's Invincible Spirit colt relished the move up to a mile, taking it up on the turn into the straight and staying on well under Seamie Heffernan to beat Fatcatinthehat by three parts of a length.
O'Brien doubled up with 6-4 favourite Wrote ridden by the trainer's son, Joseph, in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap.
Settled in midfield early on, he was switched wide and came with a strong run approaching the final furlong.
The Cork maiden winner was kept up to his work on the run to the line and had a comfortable couple of lengths in hand over Beau Amadeus as he passed the line.< Royal Intruder left it late in the Paschal Corrigan Memorial Handicap, but the gaps came for the 14-1 chance and young rider Danny Benson.
Shane Donohoe's charge seemingly had nowhere to go but burst through in the nick of time to beat dead-heating runners-up Topadee and Cairdiuil by a head.
A 12lb hike in the ratings was not enough to prevent Indian Landing (5-2 favourite) following up his recent Sligo success in the James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap.
The Tracey Collins-trained Barathea gelding took over from leader Independent Girl on the turn in and found enough for Ronan Whelan to hold Truly Genius half a length at bay.
