There was a double for Edward O'Grady at the Killarney Friday evening, including a victory for Roconga in the valuable John J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle.
The County Tipperary handler was successful with Le Vagabond on Thursday and his 9-2 chance took the feature race in fine style.
Always travelling well for Andrew Lynch, the six-year-old took it up from the pace-setting Yes Sir Brian approaching the second-last and he went on to stretch five lengths clear of Runyon Rattler
O'Grady had been in the winner's enclosure on the mixed card with Prickly who landed the Plaza Hotel Handicap with similar ease.
Bill Lee got a fine tune out of the 4-1 shot as they strode home six lengths clear of Sword Of The Lord after kicking clear a furlong and a half out.< See Me Here (2-1fav) had to work hard for his two-length victory in the Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle, reeling in the runner-up on the run-in, while St Stephens Green (2-9fav) landed the odds in the Irish Examiner Maiden Hurdle with a length to spare from Chance It < Youarewonder (4-1) left it very late as he got off the mark in the opening Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Nursery.
Canberra Cliff led until just inside the final furlong when he was swamped and it was Colin Keane's mount that finished best of all down the outside to deny Sweetasever by half a length.< Aspen Mountain gained compensation for a couple of narrow defeats by landing the Kelly Foley & Co. In Association With Lloyd Fitzpatrick Rated Race.
Having set the pace along with Rayisa David Wachman's colt quickly skipped clear when asserting inside the final two furlongs and justified 13-8 favouritism with two and a half lengths to spare from Tony The Gent
She's An Art (4-1) powered home under Ronan Whealan for a decisive success one-and-a-half-length success from Hibiscus in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden.
