Newcomer Maskaya had little difficulty seeing off her two opponents to make a successful debut in the Coolmore Danehill Dancer EBF Race at a poorly-attended Navan last night.
James Burns' Machiavellian filly headed odds-on favourite Line Dancer two furlongs out to score by 2 1/2 lengths.
French Smile demonstrated good battling qualities to emerge on top in a three-way tussle for the Coolmore Turtle Island Race. Trainer Dermot Weld described the winner as a 'tough horse', although he has unsure where he will be seen next.
The long-absent King Balthasar, having his first start for Ted Walsh, defeated market rival to capture the Grattan Beginners' Chase. Scoss made a bold attempt to give the yard a double in the following Trim Handicap Chase, but his bold attempt to make all was ultimately thwarted by Truckinabout, whose rider Paul Hourigan was suspended for four days for excessive use of the whip.
