Surrounding pounces late to land the feature for Halford

Surrounding, ridden for Michael Halford and the Newell family from nearby Ratoath by Conor Hoban, pounced late to land the featured Toals.com Bookmakers Fillies Race in Fairyhouse.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Most Gifted (Donnacha O’Brien), unplaced behind Alpha Centauri in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas last time, was sent off 2/5 favourite for the four-runner event over seven furlongs but got involved in a pace duel with Gasta (Kevin Manning).

Meanwhile, Hoban took his time, tracking the leading pair before challenging with more than a furlong to race. In front inside the final furlong, the five-year-old mare ran on to beat Gasta by two lengths, with the favourite only third.