Our Katie, trained by Garry Ahern, followed-up a recent course success when justifying 11/10 favourite in the opening Irish Stallion Farms Mares Novice Chase in Thurles yesterday, sparking a double for jockey Brian Hayes.

Pleascach turned out quickly at Leopardstown last night and made it pay with an impressive success in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning.

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen struck again when Carla Bianca landed the featured Naas Oaks Trial in Naas last night.