IT has already been a fine campaign for Brian Hayes and a double at this fixture left the rider just two short of his previous best 18-winner tally for a season while the jockey’s second winner of the day, Buck Rogers, might well contribute further to his haul over the coming months.

A winner of a Wexford maiden hurdle in October, the Michael Bowe-trained Buck Rogers is a half-brother to Fayonagh and also comes from the immediate family of Solerina.