Lords it on classy Winter Lion

but Winter Lion never looked in any danger and crossed the line with five and a half lengths in hand.

Red Avenger (9-2) made it three victories from as many starts since moving to these shores with a taking performance in the Dundalk Racing Club Handicap.

The seven-year-old has redis- Picture: Fintan Clarke covered all of his old zest for the switch to the Damian English team and produced a telling turn of foot in the final furlong to account for The Mouse Doctor by a neck.

Time Constraints broke through at the fourth attempt in the Servisource Recruitment Maiden. Michael Halford’s colt shared second with Jackmel on his previous outing and he had that one for company for much of the straight here, but he showed a willing attitude for Conor Hoban and got the verdict by a length and a quarter as the 2-1 favourite.

Strategic Force brought a drought to an end with a commanding performance in the Hibernia Steel Handicap. The well-supported 6-4 favourite showed smart acceleration to take the lead at the furlong pole and careered three and a quarter lengths clear of Little Cupcake.

His jockey Denis Linehan followed up on Full Shilling (9-1) in the Ashbrook Foods Apprentice Handicap (Div 2), with the first division going to Arbourfield (3-1).

Toccata Blue was another to snap a bit of a losing run, sticking his neck out determinedly to justify 2-1 favouritism in the Total Produce Ireland Claiming Race.