Barry Geraghty, last season's champion claiming professional, captured the riding honours at Clonmel last night when completing a 167 to 1 double.

Geraghty, who is oozing confidence these days, opened his account in the Michael Tierney Handicap Hurdle when conjuring up a renewed effort aboard 20 to 1 shot Clanfluther after Owen Weldon's nine-year-old gelding had blundered at the penultimate flight.

"His owner, Pat Lohan, got him about two years ago and hopefully he'll go to Galway for a similar race," said Weldon, who trains a small string in Dunboyne, Co Meath.

Shane Cooke, who set out to make all on market leader Final Project until headed by the unconsidered Clanfluther, was deemed to have used his whip excessively and was banned for two racing days.

Geraghty then needed all of his strength to keep Jimmy O'Connor's gelding Lord Penny up to his task after the final flight in the Hibernian Insurance Handicap Hurdle, holding off top-weight Viking Buoy and Ruby Walsh.

Winning owner Paddy Kehoe revealed: "My mare, Lady Florence, broke her leg this morning on Tony Mullins gallops and this is some compensation."

Fairy godmother, owned by Queen Elizabeth, may bid to extend her unbeaten record at Royal Ascot after a silky-smooth success at Newbury yesterday. The Royal filly coasted to a 1 1/4-length win over Ras Shaikh in the hands of Richard Hughes in the Listed Ballymacoll Stud Stakes.

The daughter of Fairy King is engaged in the Ribblesdale Stakes next week, as is the same owner's Fictious. Royal racing manager Lord Carnaervon said: "We'll run her in the Ribblesdale and run one or the other depending on the ground. It's wonderful to have two such nice fillies for the Queen and both are home-bred."