Dermot Weld and Frances Crowley completed doubles at Listowel on Saturday, but Fethard trainer Thomond O'Mara probably had most reason to remember the final afternoon of the six-day meeting as he recorded his biggest win to date with Truscott in the featured handicap.
Wayne Lordan sent the five-year-old past the front-running Grianan Realta just inside the final furlong, and was driven clear to score by two-and-a-half lengths.
Weld was in the US supervising his Belmont Park runner Grand Finale, but his son Mark was on hand to see Pipewell and Air Of Approval take the opening two races. Pipewell relished the testing conditions to cause a 10 to 1 surprise under Eddie Ahern in the Mermaids Handicap, drawing clear inside the final furlong to beat Westfield Star by four-and-a-half lengths.
Pat Shanahan was aboard the easy-to-back Air Of Approval in the McElligott's Maiden, and the daughter of Diesis quickened up nicely approaching the furlong pole to beat Golden Hind by a comfortable two-and-a-half lengths.
Crowley was also absent from the Kerry venue, where Tisrabraq and Roskem took the final two events. Tisrabraq and Tower Project engaged in a titanic battle from the second-last hurdle in the Edmond Whelan Memorial Handicap Hurdle, with Barry Geraghty's mount only getting on top in the closing stages to score by three-quarters of a length.
The Piltown trainer doubled up half-an-hour later in the bumper where Roskem stayed on strongly in the straight under Philip Fenton.
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