Kentucky Charm (4-1) became the first horse to win twice at this year's Galway festival when capturing the Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle this afternoon.
Barry Geraghty's mount, who struck here on Monday evening, went to the front nearing the second-last, but on this occasion had to fend off a host of challengers in the straight before coming home a neck clear of Sonnyanjoe.
"He's tough and was all out to win there, but he's only four and there should be more to come. The horse deserves a rest and might run once more in the autumn," said winning trainer Edward O'Grady.
Ger Lyons and Tadhg O'Shea continued their marvellous first season together when striking with An Tadh in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap.
The two-year-old set out to make all and pulled clear early in the straight before lasting home to defeat Sweet Petite by three-parts of a length.
"This race was the plan all along. We're delighted with how he did it - he had to do it the hard way. He will be a better horse on softer ground," reported Lyons' representative Terry Mitchell.
Dermot Weld and Nina Carberry combined to land the bumper with Stolen Light. The Michael Smurfit-owned gelding streaked clear off the final bend to score by nine lengths from Wild Bill Hickok.
Noel Meade's My Native Lad took the Jockeys Association Maiden Hurdle in the hands of Paul Carberry.
The even-money favourite looked to be in trouble nearing the straight but soon asserted to come home four and a half lengths clear of Mr Aussie.
Fran Berry guided the Charlie Swan-trained Oodachee to victory in the Dawn Omega Milk Handicap.
The top-weight was fourth here on Tuesday evening but showed the benefit of that of that run in defeating Red Sun by four and a half lengths.
Arthur Moore and Philip Carberry enjoyed their second winner of the week together when Mon Oiseau ran out a comfortable winner of the Low Low Galway Blazers Handicap Chase.
And Galantas made amends for the narrowest of defeats at the start of the week when he took the Dawn Hi And Lo EBF Maiden under David Moran.
The American-bred colt was rounding off a tremendous afternoon for Jim Bolger, who earlier sent out Alexander Goldrun to win the Group One Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.
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