OASIS DAVIS got off the mark in good fashion for the in-form David Marnane. As the leaders made the turn into the home straight, nothing was going better than the winner and, still travelling well at the 2f marker, he challenged Caherassdotcom over 1f out before going away. Having been just outdone in a three-year-old handicap at Leopardstown nine days earlier on similarly fast ground, Oasis Davis clearly acts on this surface after some below-par efforts on slower conditions in Britain last season.

Caherassdotcom did her best to make this a good test, having taken up the running in the early stages. She still led passing the 2f marker, but was challenged over 1f out by the winner and had no answer. This was a much better effort than her Tipperary reappearance and first-time blinkers seemed to help

. Rose Rouge never managed to get seriously involved before staying on inside the final furlong to finish fourth, while Toberanthawn looked sure to finish in the first three approaching the 1f marker but faded badly to finish fifth.

The second of the Ballydoyle horses, Egyptian Hero , a well-bred son of Danzig, was always struggling from the outset and looked reluctant in the early stages before beating just two horses home.

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