THERE was drama in the featured Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vinnie Roe Stakes with second past the post Chemistry (10/1) being awarded the race after being hampered in the final 100 yards.

Aidan O’Brien’s grey son of Kingman, owned by the Coolmore partners, made the running under Declan McDonogh until headed by Kinesiology early in the straight. The latter ran around in front under Shane Foley and shifted left in the closing stages, giving the rallying Chemistry a hefty bump.

Kinesiology had a neck to spare at the line but, after an inquiry, the placings of the first two were reversed.

Foley said after the amended result was announced: “He travelled around good and quickened up well but just had a good look in front.

Dossing

“It was very close to the line and I think my horse had the race in safe keeping at that stage. He quickened up past Declan and he was dossing in front.

“I think the best horse has won the race on the day but it’s been taken away from him.”

Ballydoyle representative Chris Armstrong said afterwards: “Obviously it’s not really the way you like to get them, in the stewards’ room, but unfortunately that’s the way it worked out.

“He had two good runs. He’s a big scopey horse and has just taken a bit of time to fill his frame.

“Declan gave him a very positive ride from the front and felt there was plenty more in there. He’s a horse that we probably won’t see the best of until next year.”

Double

O’Brien and the Coolmore partners doubled up when Platoon (11/4) made a winning debut under Jack Cleary in the BoyleSports Money Back Maiden.

The son of Galileo, for whom Yorkshire Oaks heroine Content was a 100th individual Group 1 winner earlier in the day, led from an early stage and kept pulling out a bit more to hold Touch The Sound by half a length.

“He’s been coming along nicely in the past couple of weeks and we felt this was a nice race to start him in,” said Armstrong.

“He’s a horse that will get further, has a nice bit of class and he’ll come on a lot physically.”

PLACED on his previous two starts and fitted with cheekpieces for the first time, Heishybrid (11/1) made the most of a good draw to land the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden.

The Ulysses gelding emerged from stall one to lead after a furlong and found plenty in the straight to defeat Berto Ramirez by half a length.

“I can’t believe the price he was. I thought he had a fighting chance and we had to be one of the favourites,” said trainer Noel Meade of the Rockmore 2 Partnership’s winner. He’ll stay further and he’d go for a nursery, I’d imagine.”

Dual-purpose performer Walhaan (12/1) gained his second Leopardstown victory when landing the Shamrock Enterprises Handicap in good style.

Twice successful at Dundalk since winning over hurdles at the south Dublin track last year, the grey led two furlongs out under Darragh O’Sullivan and cleared away to beat Arch Enemy by two and three-quarter lengths.

Ciaran Murphy trains the seven-year-old for the Ask Dot Syndicate and said: “He’ll probably have a run over hurdles at Kilbeggan in a fortnight and the plan would be to go chasing at some stage.”

Smart performance

Chantez showed a smart turn of foot to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden in fine style.

Colin Keane tracked the leaders on the 5/6 favourite in the seven-furlong contest before asking her to quicken a furlong and a half from home.

The Wootton Bassett filly soon hit the front and settled matters, going on to record a cosy three-length success over Indigo Dream.

Trainer Ger Lyons said of Newtown Anner Stud’s winner afterwards: “I loved her first run here and decided to come back to the track she had handled with a view to the Ingabelle Stakes. That is a race that has been very lucky for us.

“She shouldn’t be running as she’s so light and immature. She’s just so not there yet.

“It’s like Dublin buses and now, all of a sudden, every filly I have is a nice filly.”

THE 11/4 favourite Evening Blossom built on last month’s maiden victory at Gowran when claiming the Dublin To Bahrain (Fillies) Handicap under Dylan Browne McMonagle.

The market leader hit the front inside the final furlong and held Vivienda by a neck.

Joseph O’Brien trains the three-year-old for Brian Dolan and said: “Being an Australia, we saw her as being a 10 or 12 furlong-type filly earlier in the year but I think it’s pretty evident that a mile is a good trip for her now.

“There is a nice handicap here on Champions Weekend for fillies but I don’t know if she’ll get in. If she did, she might go there.”

Perfect Judgement (7/1) proved well named as Ronan Whelan produced him with a well-timed charge to land the Aer Lingus College Football Handicap.

Late challenge

The Jack Davison-trained gelding lunged late in the seven-furlong contest to grab Surpass And Shine close home for a half-length victory.

Stephen Thorne, representing owners Shamrock Thoroughbreds, said afterwards: “It was a well-timed challenge and Ronan gave him a great ride.

“He ran well on the Monday night in Galway. He’s a young, improving horse and acted well on the polytrack earlier in the year when he won a nice winners’ race.

“We’ll freshen him up now, he might have one more run on the turf if the ground stays right, and then we’ll head into the Dundalk winter series with him.

“Hopefully there is another one in him.”