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Light on top in Trial battle.

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Light Heavy continued his progressive profile for Jim Bolger with an ultra-game performance in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown.

Tower Rock, the apparent pacemaker for better-fancied Aidan O'Brien-trained stablemate and Breeders' Cup winner Wrote, set off in front, with Kevin Manning sitting in second on the eventual winner.

Light Heavy joined issue at the two-furlong pole with Wrote, the 8-13 favourite, struggling, and settled down for a titanic tussle as Tower Rock refused to give in. Although not the biggest, Light Heavy (15-8) certainly has the right attitude and the son of Teofilo answered every call before prevailing by a neck.

No place like home for Famous.

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It was back to business as usual for Famous Name as he recorded a straightforward success in the Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown.

Dermot Weld's prolific seven-year-old has a tremendous record at the Foxrock track, with 11 wins there now, but was last seen stuck in the mud in the bet365 Mile at Sandown.

Sent off the 1-5 favourite, the Khalid Abdullah-owned entire was bagging his ninth Group Three victory and a hat-trick of Amethyst triumphs.

Yellow books guineas spot.

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Yellow Rosebud, who had high-class form as a juvenile, took the Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Runner-up to Maybe in the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh last season, the filly (13-2) collared Duntle coming down the straight and ran on strongly to hold the late-charging Devotion by a length.