Cork winner for Joanna Morgan
Meath trainer Joanna Morgan provided Pat Smullen with a vital winner in his race for the jockeys" title when she sent Fairy Flow out to win the Kanturk Handicap at Cork on Saturday. Smullen is vying for the title with Meath man Johnny Murtagh and Fran Berry. Smullen went on to complete a double at Cork on Saturday with Mr Topaz in the final race. The listed Navigation Stakes was the featured race on the card at Cork and it produced an impressive winner in the shape of the Kevin Prendergast-trained Almass for Moynalty jockey Declan McDonogh. The progressive filly ran out the victor by over four lengths. Murtagh and trainer Aidan O"Brien were the men in form at Fairyhouse on Sunday where they completed a double. They opened their account with Golden Sword, which won the seven-furlong maiden in authoritative fashion before winning the listed Finale Stakes with Jane Austen. The other listed race on the card, the Lanwades and Staffordstown Stud Stakes, was won by the Tracey Collins-trained Turin Lady which was partnered by Smullen . Gordon Elliott was also on the mark at the Meath track when he won the Fairyhouse Membership Handicap with 20/1 shot Hearthstead Dream Ger Lyons and Murtagh were the men to follow at Dundalk on Friday evening where the Kiltale-based trainer enjoyed another double. Murtagh opened his account with Nortburn in the five-furlong handicap before Slam Dunk won the valuable seven-furlong handicap. Berry also completed a double on the card, riding the John Oxx-trained Aliyfa to win the juvenile maiden for fillies and a conditions race on the Charlie Swan-trained Varsity. Noel Meade"s Mythical Prince foiled a gamble on Alpine Eagle (6/1 in the morning into 7/4) when Paul Carberry scored by a by a head in a maiden hurdle at Cork on Sunday. Meade and Carberry were denied a double when Rinroe fell two from home in the novice chase. Following the Curragh on Monday, Smullen has now gone three clear after a snug success on the Andrew Kinsella trained Gunga Din for his 80th winner of the campaign. The battle of the Gold Cup winners proved to be no contest at Punchestown on Thursday when War Of Attrition made an impressive winning return from a 22-month absence. Ridden by Davy Russell, the nine-year-old ran out the 19 lengths winner over Barry Geraghty on Kicking King. The Drumree rider was pleased that Kicking King came through the race unscathed.