Tonkinese can make a successful step up in trip, to almost 10 furlongs, in the West Gate Median Auction Race this evening in Clonmel.

In Dubai where he saddled Lily’s Angel’s to triumph on the opening day of the 2013 Carnival in Meydan on Thursday, Ger Lyons missed seeing Machete Mark open his account — at the third attempt — in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Maiden in Dundalk last night.

BACK-TO-FORM jockey Chris Hayes, successful on Adam’s Return at Leopardstown on Thursday, followed-up when completing a double on Slim Chance and Lady Bennett in Down Royal last night.