Osprey Ridge completed the not inconsiderable feat of four handicap successes in-a-row when scoring in the Garristown Handicap at a rain-soaked Fairyhouse last night.

Heavy rain throughout the day made a nonsense of the forecast going of "good to firm" and the ground was officially changed to "yielding" before Osprey Ridge's race.

However, it made no difference to Osprey Ridge who added to victories at Clonmel, Cork and the Curragh by overhauling Ganaway and Challenger Two in the closing stages to land the spoils by three-quarters of a length.

"He took a while to pick up from going easy but he was going back a furlong in distance," said Kevin Prendergast who will now find another handicap for Osprey Ridge at the Curragh Derby weekend.

"He has done well for a horse who has broken down three times, twice behind and once in front," Prendergast added of the horse who carries the Ridgewood Pearl colours of Mrs Anne Coughlan.

Racing opened with yet another successful Aidan O'Brien-trained newcomer as Manhattan, bought for a cool 525,000 guineas last year, ran out a four and a half length winner from the 20 to 1 outsider Reve De Nuit. The winner, who is from the family of King Of Kings, drifted in the market to 4 to 5 before settling at 4 to 6.

Impulsif, a winner in England as a two-year-old, is a recent addition to Liam Browne's yard and he showed a nice turn of foot under a sympathetic Jamie Spencer to take the first division of the Monard Handicap.

The second division went to the top-weight and well backed favourite Little Sean who secured a good run up the inner and beat off Chu Culainn by a head.

"He had a bit of luck but he had bad luck with the draw at Naas last Saturday. The draw actually won it for him today," said trainer Con Collins.

Hennessy Feeds continued jockey Willie Slattery's good run with a dour win in the handicap hurdle but the chaser Persian Life was never in serious trouble when making all in the novice hurdle.