Beyond Happy makes all to land spoils at the Curragh

Luke McAteer onboard Beyond Happy comes home to win the Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Derby ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby happening tomorrow at 3.45pm. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Jim Bolger won the Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Derby for the third time in four years when Beyond Happy, enterprisingly ridden by Luke McAteer, made all to land the spoils in Friday night’s twin-feature at the Curragh.

The 4/1 shot, a son of Fastnet Rock, tackling a mile and a half for the first time, dictated the pace, enjoyed a clear lead before half-way and, when chased by the pack in the straight, stayed on stoutly to beat longshot Allora Yeats by a length and a quarter.