PATRICK McGettigan partnered his first double when first-reserve Pillar Of Hope belied odds of 22/1 in the Molson Coors Beverage Handicap.

From fifth at the halfway point, the eight-year-old gelding improved to lead over a furlong out. The new leader then powered four and a half lengths clear for his seventh career success.

Letterkenny owner/trainer Paul Sweeney said: “The ground suited him because he does all his work at the back end of the year.

“He will probably go for the November Handicap (Naas) now, if he can sneak in at the bottom of the weights.

“Patrick lives beside me and he was down on Saturday morning riding out for us. I like giving the young apprentices support.”

Minaun makes all

McGettigan also steered Minaun View home in the Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap over the extended seven furlongs.

The 8/1 shot made virtually all and had her rivals toiling when she asserted inside the final furlongs. McGettigan guided her in by two and a half lengths for owner Conor Kelly.

Ado McGuinness said: “Great ride. I told him to jump out and that he didn’t have to make it but, if you’re there, you’re there.

“She’s able to float and I knew coming down the hill they were all well under pressure at the back, and she was going easy. Great to get a handicap with her.”

NO More Hiding built upon a recent runner-up spot at this track, when taking the first divide of the Pravha Handicap.

The 11/4 favourite hit the front for Billy Lee near the two pole and was on good terms with herself as she closed the race out by a length and a quarter.

Owner/trainer Andy Oliver said: “She was second here last time and possibly just got a wee bit of interference, might have cost her her run. We just kept her from that, and she worked well during the week, so we were quite hopeful.”

Doubling up

Oliver doubled up when Connecteo (4/1) overcame a below-par run at Dundalk just three days ago in the second split of the Pravha Handicap.

Ben Coen was on board and brought him from well back to track the leaders racing into the straight. He went on with more than a furlong to travel and ran on well to seal victory by three and three-quarter lengths in Oliver’s silks.

The trainer said: “That horse ran on Friday night and, from an outside draw, probably got lit up and did a bit too much and didn’t get home. Ben gave him a lovely ride, full of horse at the top of the hill, so won nicely.”

Henry de Bromhead’s Premier View followed up on a sprint maiden success in Down Royal at the start of September with more gains in the Molson Coors Beverage Company Nursery Handicap. He drifted out from odds-on in the morning to an SP of 100/30, but the market weakness was unfounded.

Conor Cusack worked the prominent racer to the front approaching the final furlong and they kept up the gallop to sail in by two lengths for Roger Brookhouse.

Cusack said: “He did it a lot better than the maiden. He jumped better, travelled, settled better and got into a nice rhythm.

“He found plenty for pressure. Good attitude there and he is improving the whole time, to be fair to him.”

NELLCOTE (7/2) made it two wins from four runs for Joseph O’Brien when picking up the Coors Fillies Handicap.

She was settled towards the rear of this 10-runner field by Declan McDonogh and made headway on the outer as the race developed two furlongs out.

McDonogh drove her on approaching the final furlong and she prevailed by three-quarters of a length over a keeping-on Vanir.

The jockey, sporting Scott C. Heider’s colours, said: “That wasn’t the plan to be where I was. Bit of a rush down to the first turn and I was getting a bit of pressure from the outside.

“I wasn’t able to go, so I had to leave her alone and let her find herself and get comfortable.

“I had the option to come out and, from what I could see, I wasn’t going to gamble and go in.”

Leap to success

Leap Of Light (6/1) got the measure of Ladrona by a head close home in the Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden over an extended seven furlongs.

The daughter of Starman made her move from third outside the final quarter-mile and improved to second racing to the final furlong.

She came home best of all to pip Ladrona for Jessica Harrington and owners Anthony Head and Mrs Aisling O’Toole.

Jockey Keithen Kennedy said: “I was a little bit slow into stride and around here it is tricky when you are slowly away from the gates.

“I just got her up there as best as I could. We had a wide trip around.

“I’d say she wants every bit of a mile. I couldn’t pull her up there; she galloped out good.”

Daring Heart was the only horse the market wanted in the Madri Excepcional Maiden and the backing was rewarded. This was his first start since finishing runner-up in a Leopardstown maiden in May that has been well franked.

He was off the bridle in second entering the straight, but wore down the leader Monmouth outside the final furlong. The 1/2 favourite put in good late work to win by two and a half lengths for Ger Lyons and the Coolbane Stud Partnership.

“Ground is probably as slow as he wants it, he had to work a bit on it, but nice to get the job done,” jockey Gary Carroll said.

“I can see a set of headgear on him at some stage. Hopefully, that will bring out a bit more improvement in him.”