After a blank on the first day, Aidan O'Brien resumed normal festival service with a near 29 to 1 treble at Tralee yesterday evening. The most impressive, and possibly the most significant winner of the three was Risk Material, who carried top weight to victory in the £15,000 Premier Nursery. Significant because in making his career total three out of three, Risk Material indicated that his potential may have only been lightly tapped yet.

Christy Roche was rowing the colt along at half way as Challenger Two competed for the lead but early in the straight it became clear that Risk Material was only warming into his extravagant stride and he eventually put two easy lengths between himself and the field. The stride may be extravagant but it was enough to impress rider Christy Roche.

"He looks awkward but you couldn't ride a handier horse. Going down to the start he felt so good I thought I had three or four lengths on these. He acted real well on the track and stays very well," Roche enthused. It looks only a matter of time before Risk Material makes his presence felt in black type company.

Roche added to that when Grass Roots overcame the paceforcing Pelmeny in the closing stages to win the Kelliher Handicap and he duly notched his third winner when Lunasa overhauled Samira in the closing stages of the TJ Cross Maiden.

Charlie Swan's Rainbow Frontier won the opening juvenile hurdle after taking advantage of a second last flight mistake by the favourite, The French Furze.

John Murtagh managed to concentrate the impulsive mind of Santon Lad long enough to just beat Outflanker in the Kelliher Maiden but had to walk the colt back to the winners' enclosure after Santon Lad proved difficult to pull up.