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Irish Examiner
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
'Savage' jumping wins the day for Clarens at Tramore
Clarens, trained locally by John Flavin for the Miracle Racing Syndicate, notched a second course and distance success when defying top-weight in the incident-packed Vince Power Memorial Handicap Chase at Tramore on Friday evening. Enterprisingly ridden by in-form Darragh O'Keeffe, he held off Itsalonglongroad by two lengths. 'It's a great prize to win at our local track,' said Flavin. 'He jumped savage and is so honest. There's a race for him over in Cartmel at the end of June and that's where he'll go next.' Earlier, chasing debutant Aussie Warrior, trained by Tommy Hughes and carrying the colours worn to Galway Hurdle success by Quinze back in 1999, landed the Curraghmore Beginners Chase in the hands of Phillip Enright, who went on to complete a double when Sam Curling's Derryville (7-4 favourite) made a successful hurdling debut in the Walsh King Accountants Mares Maiden Hurdle. The Gordon Elliott-trained Bowensonfire pounced late under 7lb claimer Finn Brickley to deny Hasten Slowly in the SIS Handicap Hurdle. And the Willie Mullins-trained hotpot Love Me Tender (Jody Townend) looked an exciting prospect on his debut, outclassing his rivals in the bumper, powering clear up the hill to slam Palpatate by eight lengths. At Down Royal, versatile mare Goodie Two Shoes gave Joseph O'Brien a fifth win in the listed His Majesty's Plate. The 3-1 favourite, ridden by stable jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, stayed on strongly through the final furlong to keep nearest rival La Isla Mujeres at bay by a length. Goodie Two Shoes, winner of a Killarney maiden hurdler last summer, was registering her second listed success, to the delight of her jockey, who stated: 'She's very straight-forward. We went an even pace, she relaxed lovely and quickened up well and put it to bed easily. 'It looked a competitive race. She stays two miles well and is improving all the time.' The trainer/rider combination doubled-up when Angelo Pio justified 2-1 favouritism in the finale, the BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden. Chris Hayes brought his seasonal tally to 25 thanks to a 55-1 double on Rajala and On A Session. The once-raced, Dermot Weld-trained Rajala prevailed by a neck over Lil' Angel in the seven-furlong fillies' maiden, stepping up on her debut fifth at the Curragh. And On A Session, trained by Kieran Cotter, recorded his first win in more than two years when defying a high draw and justifying market support in the seven-furlong BoyleSports Extra Places Every Day Handicap, foiling favourite Dynamic Force. 'We had a wide draw and I decided to take the brave man's route,' explained Hayes. 'It opened up for us and he pricked his ears when he got there. He's run well in Galway before and the rough and tumble of it around there suits him.' In a first-time visor, Willie McCreery's Navy Waters got up on the line, under a strong ride from Nathan Crosse, to pip front-runner First Ascent in the BoyleSports Smart Race Card Maiden, with odds-on favourite Seo Linn third.
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Sunchart shines on very kind ground
A dual listed-winner on the flat and rated 106 in that discipline, Sunchart outclassed her nine rivals when landing the Wexford Racecourse Rated Hurdle in Wexford. Trained for Pat Garvey by Andy Slattery and ridden by 7lb claimer Adam Ryan, the 7/4 favourite tracked the pace, quickened into the lead turning for home and, despite idling in front, beat eye-catcher Farfromnowhere and Black Heather with a bit to spare. Brother and assistant to the winning trainer, Willie Slattery commented, 'He's at his best in soft ground, so I walked the track and found it to be very kind ground, so were were happy to run him. 'I thought we got in light here and Adam, a great worker who deserves a shot, gave him a good ride. 'I'd like to go for the Galway Hurdle with him, if he gets in, but I'd say Pat (Garvey) won't let me. You won't see much of him. And he'll probably end up in listed races at Leopardstown and Naas at the end of the year.' Winning rider Ryan added, 'It was very straight-forward. His jumping was a little cautious early, but he warmed to it, flew the last two and went to the lien well.' Sunchart & Adam Ryan win the Wexford Racecourse Rated Hurdle. Picture: Healy Racing There was drama in the opening Wexford Claiming Hurdle as Redwood Queen, a significant market drifter and subsequently claimed by Cian Collins, looked set to overturn hot-pot Beacon Edge when unseating Philip Byrnes at the final flight, leaving the 1/3 favourite and 7lb claimer Josh Halford to beat Must Meet Cecil by 22 lengths. 'We had a bit of luck on our side,' admitted winning trainer Gordon Elliott, 'We knew the trip was too short and he was flat out the whole way. I thought the horse in front probably had it won, but Josh felt he wasn't stopping and galloped to the line. 'Josh is a good lad and is getting plenty of experience. He'll ride a lot of winners going forward. This horse is rated 142 and is hard to place. If he's not claimed, he's in the Sales tomorrow.' Sent off 7/4 favourite, the John McConnell-trained Lieutenant Mayne relished the step-up to three miles in the Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle, which he emphatically, by eleven lengths, from Tag Man. 'I was happy to deputise for Alex Harvey, who is injured,' said winning rider Tiernan Power-Roche, 'He was very good. He loved the ground over the longer trip. The plan was to make it a test of stamina and it worked out great. His jumping was super and he won very well. It was great to ride a winner in these famous McNeill colours.' McConnell said, 'He's a very, very nice horse, really exciting. He lost his way a bit over the winter, with a few issues, but we sorted them out. It's like he's on springs, he's some jumper. We might give him a break now before he goes chasing.' Paddy Cronin's mare Onebrightbluerose, in foal to Mahler, recorded her second course and distance success, under Darragh O'Keeffe, in the first division of the 0-100 handicap hurdle.
