< Little Arrows (11-4) confirmed the promise of his debut effort when landing the Madra Dog Foods EBF Maiden in a head-bobbing finish.
Second at Leopardstown on his introduction with the reopposing Excellent Girl two places behind, punters overlooked that form and sent his rival off the 5-2 favourite.
Never too far from the pace under Willie Supple, he still had to work hard to pass the rallying Mrs Slocombe and was all out to oblige by a short head, with the market leader only fourth again.
Tracey Collins has a fair prospect on her hands, judging by the way Girouette (12-1) made a successful racecourse bow in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.
The daughter of Pivotal settled in mid-division, but made headway to challenge halfway up the home straight and Pat Shanahan didn't have to get too busy for his mount to register a two-length verdict over Fantosha
A 5lb penalty posed Mt Weather few problems and he landed a quick-fire double in the Naas Races Handicap under Declan McDonogh, who also landed a brace later on the card aboard Alhabeeb in the Brophy Farrell Real Estate Alliance Handicap.
The 7-2 favourite belatedly broke his duck over the minimum trip at Bellewstown last Friday and showed no stamina weaknesses as he saw out this extra furlong well.
Hitting the front just inside the final quarter-mile, he stole a couple of lengths on his rivals and they could never quite peg him back, with Connyella getting closest at the line but still half a length adrift.< King Royal was another to supplement a last-start success in the Michael Higgins & Co. Handicap, providing Danny Grant with some compensation for his defeat on Connyella.
Pat Flynn's 5-1 chance took up the running a furlong and a half from the finish and stuck to his guns to repel the threat of joint-favourite Nortburn by a neck, with the other market leader House Rival back in third.
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