New chapter for Moore as credits go to Flaubert

Richard Black-trained Golden De Coeur under Darragh Allen made virtually all to deny Bourbon N Kentucky by threequarters of a length in the Geaney Property Developments winners-of-two.

There was a family success in the first division of the mares’ maiden when 19-year-old

Andy Burke Ott recorded a sixth points win on his father

Alex’s Dear Ryta

Owned and bred by Eamonn Grainger from Ballinhassig, Dear Ryta took command in the closing stages to beat Lackaneen Mag by a length

Eamonn Gallagher’s Blue In The West, having shaped well in two recent point-to-point bumpers, led before two fences out under Mikey O’Connor to beat Sense The Tension by four lengths in the Johnson & Perrot Bishopstown confined maiden race in the colours of the Ba rt lem y-b as ed br eed er Padraig Barry.

CONOR MOORE was back in the winner’s enclosure on his first day back race-riding after recovering from injuries he suffered in a car crash earlier in the year

Teaming up with Jonathan Fogarty’s Flaubert, the Kilmore Quay rider injected a notable increase in tempo early on the final circuit of the Goffs UK Spring Sale five-year-old geldings’ maiden, and the Flemensfirth gelding simply went further clear

The bay returned 18 lengths clear of the Fairyhouse fifth The Moon And Me without having had to be asked a serious question.

“This is my first weekend back riding,” Moore said. “I was in a car accident earlier in the year and I’ve been out since then I’m back riding out around three weeks and it’s nice to get back with a winner before the season finishes.”

Star performance

Flaubert was a class above his rivals as he dominated from the front

Jason O’Reilly has his eyes on adding a hunter chase victory to the haul of successes his nine-year-old Getawayrooney has enjoyed after she landed the Meadow Meats mares’ open.

Fermoy rider Adam Feeney was full of confidence on his first time aboard Michael O’Neill’s homebred, and the pair took control of the fiverunner contest from the penultimate fence to dismiss the challenge of Coolroe Lady by 22 lengths

“She might go for a hunter chase at Listowel in a few weeks,” O’Reilly said. “She had the form to win today and thankfully she did.”

Cork visitors had further cause for celebration when Michael ‘Trixie’ Barry sent out his first winner of the season courtesy of Tuff Days in the Lalor Family older geldings’ maiden for novice riders.

A well-backed favourite when finishing second to Th ea tr ic al Ge ta wa y at Dawstown a fortnight earlier, his claims were given a boost when his recent conqueror won at Taylorstown 24 hours earlier when equally well supported, which didn’t go unnoticed by punters.

Justifying his position at the top of the market, the Ask gelding was two lengths too good for the now nine-time placed Knockiel Synge, and could run at Inchydoney on Sunday before returning to the track.

Moira McElligott remains one winner adrift of Maxine O’Sullivan in the race for the women riders’ title after her mount Pour Me A Double was put in his place by Ivegotdapower in the Ashbourne Meats winners-of-two.

A narrow maiden winner at Dromahane two weeks earlier, the Connie Rooney-owned five-year-old was always positioned close to the lead under James Walsh

When Pour Me A Double loomed alongside around the home bend, the John Paul Brennan-trained Imperial Monarch gelding had plenty in reserve for a one-and-a-halflength victory.

“He’ll go to Doncaster now for the sales,” Brennan said.

“They are on the 24th and 25th of this month and I’m 50 on the 25th, so I’ll be celebrating that over there!”

There was no shortage of plaudits directed at Luke Murphy after newcomer Tribal Glory reaped the rewards of the patient tactics he used in the Tattersalls NH adjacent maiden.

Murphy was content to allow Minella Storytime and Chateau Elan to stride on down the back straight before reeling them in over the final quarter of a mile

It was not until after the last fence, however, that the fiveyear-old overhauled long-time leader Minella Storytime to supply Ian McCarthy with his fourth success of the season.

Murphy had looked to be on course to sealing a double when using front-running tactics on his father John’s Neat Locality in the Design Options older mares’ maiden.

The six-year-old led the field to the final fence, only to make a crucial error, which handed the ini tia tiv e to Conor O’Keeffe’s Chitchat Sally

As Neat Locality weakened into third on the run-in, the seven-year-old winner gained a deserved breakthrough after no fewer than nine placed finishes

“I only have her in training at the minute and a few to be broken,” O’Keeffe said. “My father Jim owns her She stayed on well today and I think she really appreciated the nicer ground.”