Answered and Kevin Manning © Photo Healy Racing
< Answered was in a different league to his opponents in the Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick.
Jim Bolger's lightly-raced four-year-old signed off his first campaign with a success at this Listed level at Leopardstown, but was stepping up to a mile and a half for the first time and swung into the straight a few lengths behind enterprisingly-ridden pacesetter Highly Toxic
Once Kevin Manning got the 9-10 favourite on an even keel, though, he showed impressive acceleration and stormed past the line five and a half lengths ahead of Waltzing Matilda < Back On Top got off the mark with a quality performance in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
Third in a red-hot maiden at the Curragh last year, the David Wachman-trained three-year-old was sent off the 11-8 market leader and had enough in reserve to repel the late thrust of Kissed By Angels by a length.
That completed a double for Wachman, started by Wardell who cost 200,000gns as a yearling and holds a couple of Classic entries but hadn't lived up to that billing in a couple of appearances leading into the Irish Stallion EBF (C & G) Maiden.
However, the 9-2 chance was resolute from the front under Wayne Lordan and showed a pleasing attitude to fend off Chenega Bay by a neck.
Lordan followed up when threading Salariaq (2-1 favourite) through a narrow a gap to get up close home in the Mike Denver Live At Limerick Racecourse On 23rd July Handicap.
Fran Berry was also in double form, supplementing his victory on Back On Top by steering home One Cool Poet (8-1) in the irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap.< Ripples Effect a four-year-old gelded son of Sea The Stars, made his belated racecourse debut in the Dublin Gospel Choir Live At Limerick Racecourse On 6th June Maiden, but immediately began to make up for lost time with a hard-fought half-length victory as the 9-4 favourite.
