Joseph O'Brien's second reserve Puturhandstogether landed the Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch after getting in the race at the last minute on Sunday.
A late addition to the race after Willie Mullins' Highwind was taken out just before the cut-off time for reserves, Puturhandstogether was well-backed and sent off the 7/1 joint-favourite in the 30-runner field.
The four-year-old came with a strong late run under veteran jockey Niall McCullagh to land the prestigious Flat handicap, six months after he landed a plunge in the Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
O'Brien said: "He's a lovely tough horse. He ran lovely at Listowel a couple of days ago, we didn't think we'd get in. It's a fantastic race to win, great ride from Niall, I've known him for a long time. He was a light weight and to get the spot he did from stall 30 takes a bit of doing.
"It's hugely competitive, half the field could've won at the furlong marker. We thought he was handicapped to get some prizemoney and with a lot available we wanted to take the shot if we could.
"He won the Fred Winter - he likes big field handicaps! They got running early and that suited him.
"He might turn up at Leopardstown at Christmas for a good handicap hurdle. We'll try and keep to the drier tracks in the winter."
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McCullagh was emotional afterwards as he reflected on the twists of fate that saw him win a third Irish Cesarewitch - 35 years after his first.
He said: "It's a long time between drinks! Lo and behold it got in, this doesn't happen.
"It's going really well the coaching, I think it's helping. I'm there for reassurance if it all goes pear shaped. I've seen it all.
"I'm 56 and still enjoying it. 8-7, Cheltenham winner, I'm very lucky for JP. I get a great kick out of it riding for him."
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