LOCAL trainers John McConnell and Ger Lyons stole the show with doubles on the opening day of the Bellewstown July meeting last night.

PAT SMULLEN was seen at his tactical best when guiding the Dermot Weld-trained Sapphire to a convincing all-the-way victory in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies race at Naas last night, highlight of a 134/1 treble for the champion jockey.