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FR HUMPHREYproved ageis just anumberashecontinued to roll backthe years with his second success in sevendays.

After his 20-1 Dromahane wina week agoinone of the shocksofthe season, the 15-year-old’s victoryinthe ConnollysRed Mills &Garbally Oilopenfor novice riderswas expectedbypunterswho made him 9-4 second favourite.

Making all the runningona horseshe alsoownsand trains, Niamh Hennessy proved last week’ssuccesswas no flukeby beatingnine-year-old Eagle Moon by oneand ahalf lengths

“Hecame outoflastweek absolutelybouncing; he was flying,”Hennessysaid. “I knew the ground would be good here and thoughtitwould takea fair horsetobeathim

“I’m temptedtorun him in a hunter chasebut if he keeps pickingtheseupI’ll just keep him at this level.”

FellowCorkraider Maxine

O’Sullivan enhancedher title claimsasshe movedone ahead of MoiraMcElligottinthe race for the ladies’championship with the debutsuccessof Meetmeinthemorning in the Al HayesSkoda &EastGalway

Stone Supplies older maiden

Sportingthe colours of Clare breeder Eamonn Duggan, the Mamool gelding came outthe

Star performance

DreamShadow stamped her authority on thefield from thelasttowin going away rightside of aphoto-finish to beat JetPatrolbyahead to supply the Mallowrider with her eighth successthis season.

O’Sullivan went closeto doublingher tally in the ITBA & LiffeyMills mares’ maiden when SeventyEight Team was deniedbyaneckinathrilling finish with Fairland

Adam Ryan’smount made a quickerjumpatthe lastwhich proved keyinallowingthe

RonanTynan-owned Askmare to get herheadinfront after three placedfinishes

“I thoughtshe’d be favourite todayand that sheshouldwin,” handlerAndySlattery said. “We’ll keep her goingand she mightheadtoKilbegganand similar courses this summer.”

Thecrowd at theGalway trackweretreated to another thrillingfinishwhen Minella Missile lived up to his name by rocketingfromanunlikely position to gain alast-gasp victoryinthe Goffs Property five-year-old geldings’maiden.

TheBeatHollowgelding had dropped off themaingroup around the home bend and, although closinginthe straight, John Nallen’schargewas stillin fourth at thelast. However, he finishedbestofall underBertie Finn to rundow nMonks Meadowinthe final strides

Li ke Mi ne ll aM is sil e, Patrick’s Wells will be offered for sale after landing the Goffs UK Spring Sale &Bleahen family four-year-old maiden.

TheSam Curling-trained, Pa King-ridden geldinghad failed to beat asinglerival on his Ballycahane debutbut he took abig step forward by outbattlingRoyal Jewelbythreequartersofa length in arace in which just twolengths covered the firstfourfinishers

Westmeath owner-breeder

Sean Reilly looks to have another smartmareonhis hands after DreamShadow made awinningstartinthe Tattersalls NH, BleahenFamily four-year-old mares’ maiden.

Ahalf-sister to Grade2 winner ShadowEile,who also sportedReilly’s greenand blacksilks,the Ciaran Murphytrainedmarewas guided by Eoghan Finegantoasix-length defeatoffellownewcomer Youhadmeathello

“She’s going to be asmart fillyintime. She’sstill abig backward filly,”Murphysaid “I’m delightedfor Sean Reilly. He’s the mostloyal owner.”

Getaway inthe CorkRecycling Co Ltdgeldings’maiden. Movingintosecond four out he masteredleaderTuff Days beforethe second-lasttobeat ‘Trixie’ Barry’srunner-up by twoand ahalf lengths

“B ar ry sa id Th ea tr ic al Getawaygavehim agoodfeel and he’ll nowgofor awinners’ race,” Bowe said of theMaria Kavanagh-owned victor Th ePat Do yle- tr ai ne d newcomer ElusivePrince took acompetitive TattersallsNH four-year-old geldings’maiden in wh ic ha ll 1 1r unner s completed the course

TheElusivePimpernel-sired winnermadesmoothprogress with Pa King three outtotake command at the lastand beat longtime leader Paddy In The Caddy by twolengths “He’sa grand horse andwill nowgointotrainingwith HenrydeBromhead,”Doyle said of the RobertFinneganownedwinner, a€40,000 Derby sale acquisition who is outofa half-sistertodual Grade 1 chasewinnerRoad To Respect. ChrisO’Donovanmoved one ahead of DerekO’Connor [15-14]inthe southern riders’ title race by landingthe Pegus HorseFeeds,FBD &Blarney Ca stl eH otel ma id en on MichaelWinters’ River Vale Runner-upintwo starts at Dromahane last month,the seven-year-old made mostof the runningtodenynewcomer Oscars Leaderinthe silksofthe Kanturk-based Down To The AlleySyndicate.