SUCCESS in the featured open lightweight formed part of a double on the afternoon for absent handler Gordon Elliott as he teamed up with Aubrey McMahon, as the former track performer, Its All Guesswork followed up his Umma House success.

The eight-year-old son of Mahler, who was rated 127 over fences and had won twice under rules, is owned by the Cullentra House Stable Staff Syndicate.

He was patiently ridden by McMahon before hitting the front before the last to record a two-length success over Vinnies Nephue.

Elliott’s head lad Simon McGonagle stated: “That was great, Aubrey (McMahon) gave him a really good ride.

“He will probably run in another open in the next few weeks. He’s a great fun horse for the stable staff to have.”

Elliott double

The opening leg of the Elliott double came courtesy of the Jamie Codd-ridden Prevaricate in the four-year-old maiden. The son of Fame And Glory was always prominent under Codd, hitting the front on the run-in to see off the longtime leader Kalyptra by a comfortable two lengths.

The Crocodile Pockets Syndicate-owned bay gelding is a Derby Sale graduate who cost €57,000 as a store.

McGonagle indicated that he would be back on the market following the success, adding that the newcomer was not entirely suited by the slow early tempo.

Fanamix victory<>

Jamie Codd recorded his own double on the afternoon, making it a weekend treble from just three rides, when partnering the Denis Murphy-trained Fanamix to an easy victory in the winner-of-one contest.

The Edelle Logan-owned grey was patiently ridden by Codd.

They began to reap the rewards of those tactics when picking off his rivals inside the final mile as they began to feel the pinch of the strong early tempo which had been set.

The winners went clear after the final fence to score easily by a widening eight lengths at the death over Ihavent A Clue. “He won well in Tattersalls a fortnight ago and we always thought a lot of him as a four-year-old, but he was probably just too backward,” said Murphy.

“He is a different horse completely this year and he has strengthened up a lot and he loved the soft ground today.

“We will probably run him in another winners’ race before Christmas.”

There was a notably disappointing turn out for the adjacent mares’ maiden with just three of the nine entries standing their ground.

In a race run at a steady gallop, it was the John Clifford-trained Davitt Road Glory who came out on top for Gowran native Dan Nevin.

Having raced in rear, four lengths behind the front-running duo for much of the contest, the bay overcame a number of jumping errors before Nevin sent the Laurence O’Connor-owned mare for home before the penultimate obstacle and the pair went on to claim victory by six lengths over Current Mood, who was returning from an absence of well over a year.

The Inistioge-based handler Clifford explained that the daughter of Fame And Glory had held an entry in the mares’ hunters chase at Fairyhouse on Tuesday, however connections elected to run at Knockmullen House instead and the close relation of the four-time track winner Newbay Prop would now contest a mares’ winners contest.

It was a red-letter day for Stefan Tobin who registered his initial career success when guiding the Paul Cashman-trained Prime Pretender to an emphatic success in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

The son of Great Pretender, who is owned by Jane Foley and Catharine Cashman, took up the running two fences out, before he powered clear of his rivals to record a very easy victory over Sidewaysinmilan by eight lengths.

“He’s a nice horse that ran in Ballyragget in the spring on ground that was probably too soft for him. Jumping is his forte, he jumps and gallops and is very honest,” said Cashman of the gelding who was unsold as a store when offered by his family’s Rathbarry Stud.

Tallow native Tobin was back riding on these shores having ventured across to America in the spring only for the Covid-19 pandemic to bring racing there to a stop.

The concluding older maiden saw Vincent Devereux continue his good start to the season when he teamed up with Conor Moore to take victory with First Preference, who defied a quick reappearance having pulled up a week earlier at Curraghmore on his debut.

In a slowly run race, Moore was never too far off the pace and led after jumping the final fence before going away from the ultra-consistent Local Rogue to win by a widening six lengths at the line.

The six-year-old son of Publisher, whom the Devereux family also owned, is a homebred of Vincent’s father James and is related to the three-time track winner Shrug.

Moore’s victory here was somewhat significant in marking his return from a prolonged absence.

“It’s good to get back, I missed all last season after I broke my leg and this is only my second weekend back racing. We really like this horse he works very well at home.”

The winning handler, who also led up his charge, indicated that the gelding would now be aimed at a winners’ contest.

Horse to Follow

Local Rogue (S. Doyle): The Edward Power-owned Local Rogue has been a model of consistency between the flags, having now been placed second on all three of his starts this season. The six-year-old son of Mahler deserves to get his head in front, which he should do before long.