WAYNE Lordan followed on from a treble at Leopardstown on Saturday by partnering an 83/1 double on this Monday fixture aboard Pretty Lavish and Iseult Of Ireland.

Pretty Lavish, trained by Natalia Lupini and carrying the colours of Irish Grand National winning rider Ben Dalton, initiated the Lordan double when causing a 20/1 surprise on debut in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden. She made headway on the far rail over a furlong out, before getting on top in the closing stages to beat I Can Imagine by a length and a quarter.

“She’s quite tall and they thought she might be a bit weak on that ground (officially soft, soft to heavy in places),” said Lordan before adding, “I was told to let her find her feet, ride her to be finishing and she’ll come home well. She feels like she is going to stay well.”

Cian Horgan picked up a four-day ban for careless riding aboard Kodi Brown (seventh), following an incident under two furlongs out, where Now U Have It received a bump.

Iconic duo

Lordan’s Leopardstown treble was supplied by Aidan O’Brien and he again teamed up with the Ballydoyle trainer as Iseult Of Ireland, owned by the Coolmore partners, opened her account with an impressive success in the Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden.

The daughter of American Pharoah stretched clear from over a furlong out and galloped on strongly to beat fellow 3/1 joint-favourite Victoria Kesia by eight and a half lengths.

“We were persisting as she’s a filly that works quite well at home and we always thought she was a filly that was going to win,” said Lordan. “She finished second here earlier in the year, same ground and same trip, and is after strengthening up plenty. She has a beautiful pedigree and it’s nice to get her head in front.”

RORY Mulligan partnered his 10th winner in division two of the mile Racing Club Membership Handicap with Pandion Power, again forcing the pace to follow up a recent victory at Roscommon.

The Footstepsinthesand gelding set a strong pace in the conditions and held on well to beat the fast-finishing Pink Socks by two and a quarter lengths.

“On fast ground, he goes that pace and they can quicken by him, but on that ground he can still go the same pace. He has a big engine and a big stride, and Rory rides him out every day.

“He’s not an easy ride, but he’s reaping the benefits from him now,” said Johnny Murtagh who trains the 4/1 joint favourite for the Nanboku Syndicate.

Viking Invasion appreciated the ground conditions, when impressively opening his account at the fifth attempt in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden over a mile.

Dominating

Owned in partnership by Mark Dobbin and Edelle Logan and trained by Joseph O’Brien, the 100/30 chance took control from over a furlong out and drew clear to beat Saints N Scholars by six lengths.

Winning rider Dylan Browne McMonagle said: “He’s improved a lot for stepping up in trip and handles this ground well. He’s a colt with plenty of potential and will have no bother getting a mile and a quarter next year.”

Thurles trainer Tim Doyle also had to settle for the runner-up spot in division one, as Wrist Art just lost out by a short head to Gallo Dell Cielo, a seventh winner this season for apprentice Robyn Donoghue-Leahy, with Poppadom another short head back in third.

“He’s a lovely horse and has taken a while to come to hand. His mother Art Scene won a couple of races for us and I think he’ll want an extra two furlongs in time.

“He’s owned by Jeff Mahany, who is a vet in Savannah, Georgia,” said trainer Pat Flynn of the 7/1 shot, who was available at 20/1 overnight.

THERE were contrasting market movements for Chica Guerrera in the opening Golf At Gowran Park Nursery, with the Saxon Warrior filly slashed earlier in the day from 7/1 into 6/4 before drifting out to 7/2 favourite at the off, but she kept on strongly under Keithen Kennedy inside the final 150 yards to beat Your Call by two and a quarter lengths.

“The soft ground really suited her today. We’re delighted with that and hopefully she can climb up the ladder a bit,” said Mark Fahey, who trains the winner for the Trouble and Strife Syndicate.

“There is a nursery at Galway next Monday that we might look at, but we’ll see how she is first.”

Shane Foley and Jessica Harrington combined to take the Dine At Gowran Park Handicap, where Thrifty Of Digby was prominent throughout and kept on well inside the final furlong to beat Goldrush Kid by a length and a quarter.

“She’s had no luck all year and a horse went down beside her in the stalls at Sligo one day, which frightened her, but today we got everything right which is great. I thought she wanted quick ground, but she handled that great,” said Harrington, who trains the 9/1 winner for Pat Harty.

Fairy Wings, owned and trained by Willie McCreery and bred by his wife Amanda, justified support on track from 22/1 into 12/1, when coming from off the pace under Nathan Crosse to beat Paradise Lost by half a length in the concluding Racing Again November 9th Handicap. “She is Mogwli’s little sister and has had a few little setbacks, but she seemed to fight well there and liked the ground.”