Paradise for Foley and Fitzgerald

TRAINER Noel Meade dominated yesterday’s action at Roscommon when recording an over 276/1 treble, thanks to the exploits of Always, Mullacash and Guantama Bay.

But the most significant race of the day, the Brogans Bakery Novice Hurdle, saw the Meade-trained odds-on favourite Wild Passion go down by a head to the Mick Fitzgerald-ridden Royal Paradise, making his debut for trainer Tom Foley.

Fourth in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, Royal Paradise was always close to the pace and battled back well when headed by Wild Passion on the run-in.