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Review leopardstown 28th Oct

Sat 28th Oct 2017, 18:00

Not content with breaking the number of Group One wins in a year at Doncaster, Aidan O'Brien also recorded a double at Leopardstown which included a one-two in the TheTote.com Eyrefield Stakes.

The Ballydoyle handler was triple-handed in the Group Three contest and it was 2-1 favourite Flag Of Honour that landed the spoils for Derby-winning jockey Padraig Beggy.

Having led them into the home straight, the Galileo colt saw off the challenge of Hazapour before crossing the line a length and half clear of staying-on stablemate Giuseppe Garibaldi

O'Brien's Sarrocchi (7-2fav) came from a long way back to make a winning debut in the opening Tote Irish EBF Fillies Maiden.< New To Town made a bold bid from the front but Michael Hussey's mount picked up well once the penny dropped and got up late on to score by a length and a quarter.

There was drama in the Tote.com Knockaire Stakes as Making Light was awarded the race after just failing to reel in Larchmont Lad

David O'Meara's charge kicked clear off the home turn and held the fast-finishing Dermot Weld inmate by a nose, but the stewards deemed the British raider to have caused sufficient interference when drifting across the track to reverse the placings.

That completed a double for Weld and jockey Leigh Roche having already tasted success in the Tote Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden when Flavius (evens favourite) powered home to record a length-and-a-half verdict over Conclusion

Alan Persse enjoyed a memorable first winner when partnering Damselfly to victory in the TheTote.com Irish EBF Fillies Nursery.

The 10lb claimer got a dream run up the rail on the Joseph O'Brien-trained filly and the 10-1 chance quickened nicely to take the valuable prize by two lengths from Its My Turn < Wonder Laish ran out an impressive winner of the Tote October Handicap as Charles Byrnes' representative galloped four and three-quarter lengths clear of Slaney Street while Beach Bar proved a length and a half too good for Honor Oak when taking the Win Big With Tote Handicap for Richard O