Shay Barry, who ended a long and successful riding career last year, registered his first training success when Cracked Rear View landed the bumper in Sligo last night, the www.coimtysligoraces.com Pro-Am Flat Race.

Robert Tyner and Philip Enright combined for a spectacular 404-1 treble at Clonmel yesterday, the first time the pair have enjoyed three winners on the one-day.

Rubi Ball, the winner of 16 races in his native France, made a less than auspicious start in this country when going under by a head to Foildubh in the Rock Of Cashel Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

The Mullins brothers, Tony and Willie, and cousins, Danny and Emmet, were on the mark with Sam Da Vinci and Dr.Schultz respectively at yesterday’s Bank Holiday meeting in Downpatriclk.

Pat Flynn’s Prince Chaparral became the only horse to win twice at the festival when landing the Supporters’ Club Maiden Hurdle at the final stage of Tramore yesterday.

Tarla notched her second win over fences when making all to justify 4/6 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms Mares Chase in Limerick yesterday.

Sea Of Thunder, trained by Charles Byrnes for Gigginstown House Stud, made a spectacular start over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Captain Christy Novice Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

Back at the scene of his memorable Guinness Galway Hurdle success with Rebel Fitz, Mick Winters struck again at Ballybrit yesterday when classy mare Missunited made every yard of the running to justify 8/13 favouritism in the Easyfix Rubber Products Novice Hurdle.

The Arthur Moore-trained Claragh Native completed back-to-back wins in the Win A Diamond Ring Today Handicap Hurdle when landing a tidy gamble under an ultra-confident Davy Russell in Downpatrick yesterday.

A major market drifter, Discoteca defied the odds when completing a hurdling hat-trick for Gordon Elliott and Gigginstown House Stud in the jogforjockeys.ie Hurdle in Bellewstown yesterday.