Temptress enjoys return to Killarney Unplaced three times since winning here at the July meeting, Spanish Temptress (9/2, from 6s before the off) enjoyed being back at Killarney as she landed the three-year-old handicap over a mile. The grey daughter of Phoenix Of Spain, trained by Richard O'Brien for the Phoenix Rising Syndicate, came from well off the pace down the centre of the track to beat fellow closer Skippinandajumpin by a length and a quarter. Market leader Ribbee had hit the front over a furlong out but was swallowed up in the closing stages and finished a further three-parts of a length back in third. Winning rider Billy Lee said: "She was a bit on the bridle going down the back straight and then they got away from me, but I left her alone to get a good fill into her and she picked up well. "She has won twice at Killarney but had also run well at Limerick and her Curragh run wasn't a bad run either. Everything went right today and she has done it well." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
