Smuggler’s Cove was an impressive winner of the listed Star Appeal 2-Y-0 Stakes in Dundalk last night, giving Aidan O’Brien his third successive win in the race.

Yesterday’s United Hunt Club’s point-to-point fixture at Bartlemy brought new meaning to the phrase marathon for there were no less than 11 races with proceedings concluding at 6.15pm, following a 1pm start.

DENIS O’REGAN, hero of Ansar’s Galway Plate victory, continued to avail of Paul Carberry’s enforced absence when sharing a double with trainer Noel Meade at Down Royal yesterday, partnering Naples and Irish Blade to victory.

WOULDN’T YOU AGREE, trained by Christy Roche for J P McManus, produced an immaculate display of jumping to win the Joseph J Grace Memorial Beginners Chase at Tralee yesterday.