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Bonbon and Wayne Hassett win the 5f maiden at Cork for Joseph O’Brien. Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post
The big day at Tipperary Races went off well will plenty of local horses and trainers at the heart of the action.
Gavin Ryan and Donnacha O'Brien were back in the winners' enclosure at Killarney on Saturday, after 13/2 chance Naval Force won the opening mile maiden.
The Atlantic Thoroughbreds owned gelding led inside the final furlong, going clear to win by three-and-a-quarter lengths while Wayne Hassett rode Gambe Veloci to win the one-mile handicap for his boss Joseph O'Brien.
The 7/2 chance led over a furlong out before going on to an easy five length success.
On the day as well Paddy Twomey sent out Rubydooby to make a winning stable debut in the one-mile-three-furlong filles maiden.
Ridden by Billy Lee, the 5/2jf, led over a furlong out before quickening clear for a one-and-three-quarter length success for owner Vimal Khosla.
To cap off a fine weekend, Wayne Hassett was back in the winners' enclosure once again at his local Tipperary track on Sunday, teaming up with the in-form Tim Doyle to win the one-mile-one-furlong handicap with Simply Sideways.
The 13/2 chance, owned by Claire Doyle, went clear inside the last furlong to win by two-and-three-quarter-lengths to great cheers from the crowd and round off a fantastic weekend of racing.
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