GOLDRUSH maintained her unbeaten record with a determined display in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk.

After making a successful start to her career at Navan, the impeccably-bred daughter of Frankel and Alexander Goldrun also struck at listed level last time out, for which she had a 3lb penalty.

She was also dropping in distance but Kevin Manning got her across from an awkward draw to sit third, just behind the leaders, and she made her move at the top of the straight.

She did not put the race to bed immediately, with a host of challengers on her heels, but she was not for passing and kept up the gallop to dispose of Aneen by half a length as the 9/4 favourite. Belle Boyd was a neck back in third.

Manning said: "She did the same here a fortnight ago. I didn't think dropping back to a mile would inconvenience her as she won over a mile at Navan and showed plenty of pace. She's just a filly on the up and I'm very, very pleased with her. She's a filly for the future.

"Her mother was the same (tough). She's going the right way and I think there is plenty more improvement in her. I don't think we have seen the last of her yet.

"She stays well and she has pace, but all the good ones have that. Anything we have asked her to do she has done it. I can see her going plenty further than this.

"I don't think there is a great deal left for her this year but we'll see plenty of her next year."

KEANE DOUBLE

Colin Keane extended his lead in the jockeys' championship title race with a double.

The first leg came with the Noel Meade-trained colt Art Of Unity (11/4) in the five-furlong Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap. The pair won by one and quarter lengths from longshot Downtown Diva, with championship rival Pat Smullen another short-head back in third on Stewardess.

Keane completed the brace when partnering 5/2 favourite Carried to victory in the final race on the card, division two of the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap over 10 and a half furlongs.

This two and a half-length success was a first for the Prunella Dobbs-trained seven-year-old since March 2016 and, in total, a fourth win at the venue for the gelding.

Night Of Power made it third time lucky in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.

Fourth on his Naas debut before chasing home the promising London Icon back at that track, John Oxx's youngster had something to prove on an artificial surface but Declan McDonogh was happy to make the running.

There was plenty queueing up to challenge two furlongs out, but McDonogh hadn't asked for maximum effort and when he did, the 11/10 favourite pulled out plenty to account for Kalaxana by a length.

Oxx said: "We are very happy with him. He had two good runs at Naas on soft ground, which he doesn't like, so we are delighted with him.

"We were waiting for good ground and this is the place to come for fast ground and he liked it and he just lobbed along in front. He was a bit idle in front but he did enough to win.

"He's a nice horse and he should stay well next year. Going a bit of distance, hopefully he will be a nice horse. He likes fast ground and is a horse we like.

"It would have taken a good one to beat him but he had to make it there. He did it nicely. He needs a little break, he's had three runs. Hopefully he will be a nice three-year-old."

BACK TO FORM

Indian Tomahawk won for the first time since joining Richard O'Brien in the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap.

Back to form when third over the extended mile and a quarter here a fortnight ago, the 4/1 shot dropped to a mile and collared Koybig in the final 100 yards to strike by a head.

O'Brien said: "I'm delighted with that and delighted with the ride Billy (Lee) gave him, sure he was absolutely brilliant on him. He ran well here the last night and we haven't done a whole pile with him since, and I'd say that probably helped him.

"There's something for him on November 8, and he could run in that. He has been fantastic for us - he has been first, second and third in his five runs.

"We got him during Galway and we gave him a run in August when he was second in Bellewstown, and then he disappointed on bad ground in Listowel, when anything could have happened down there. He's a star, he's a really genuine horse."

Midnitemudcrabs stuck her neck out to land the www.dundalkstadium.com Fillies Claiming Race.

Having cut out the running, the 5/4 favourite looked in trouble when pressed first by Melisandre and then Maysonette, but John Feane's four-year-old fought hard under Gary Halpin to prevail by three-quarters of a length.

Halpin said: "She jumped and she travelled away. She had a good run here the last day and probably got tired in the last 100 yards. She came forward from her last run.

"We were lucky we only took her home from the sales the other day. She could be fun over the winter. "

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