Point-To-Point Weekly 8-5-2024

Wednesday, May8,2024 BROUGHTTOYOU

PREMIER PERF

John Nallen’s Mine power-packed disp Reports, pages 2-3

ella Premier produces a play at Ballindenisk 3

MIER FORMER

DEREK O’CONNOR

‘If anyone has doubts about the place of cross-country races on afestival sche you have only to see the excitement and celebrations they generate’ Page4

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GROUP 1 PERFORMER AT 2, 3, 4 & 5 YEARS

CAHIER’S DEN scored at Ballindenisk on Sundayfor owner/trainer Gearoid O’Loughlin

FERMANAGH AT NECARNE FRIDAY

BARRY O’NEILL became only the third rider in the history of Irish point-to-point racing to reach the 800-winner mark, joining fellow achievers Derek O’Connor and Jamie Codd.

And as when he reached his 700th milestone two years ago, it was again his great ally David Christie who supplied the winning mount.

Victory came on Kingston Coole in the ITBA five-year-old mares’ maiden as the grey took advantage of her prominent position to edge clear of the pack alongside the favourite Townhill Lass.

Noel McParlan’s mount was upsides at the last whe n crashing out, handing an 11-length su ccess to the daughter of Kingston Hill.

“She’s a tough mare and had had a couple of nice runs for David,” O’Neill said. “She was very green early but is starting to find her stride now. I’d imagine she’ll head to a sale.”

The local handler was soon back in the winner’s enclosure as Ask D’Man was the only horse declared for the Diageo Ladies open.

Star performance

Weespoof galloped his rivals into the ground to run out a 29-length winner

Victory in a walkover was Maxine O’Sullivan’s easiest success of the campaign, and crucially it was a win that brought her level with Susie Doyle in her quest to become champion female rider for the seventh time.

After that walkover, there were only two runners in the Mannock winners-of-three, which proved to be a steadily run match

That did not suit the shortpriced favourite Neo King, who had proved himself a strong stayer with back-to-back victories at Tattersalls last month and he was outgunned here by Cash Cut for the fatherand-son team of John and James Walsh

“We think a lot of Cash Cut and he’s been unlucky with some little things getting in his way, but he was great today,” the handler said. “He showed a

nice turn of foot and we’ll head to another winners’ contest.”

Neo King’s rider McParlan fared better in the Tattersalls NH five-year-old geldings’ maiden when he made his winning move at the secondlast on Weespoof

His rivals were unable to counter the manoeuvre and soon folded, allowing the Diamond Boy gelding to power to a 29-length success over Great Notions and completing a double for Paddy Turley.

“He ran two weeks ago and probably needed the run badly, but he did it well today,” Turley said “All my horses seem in great form and he will head to the sales in the coming weeks.”

The Downpatrick handler earlier added the Dennison Commercials four-year-old mares’ maiden to his haul for the season when Windsor Wife made a winning debut by dead-heating with Ciaran Murphy’s Treadonmydreams

The pair pulled clear from the back straight and served up a thrilling finish as they battled all the way to the line

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FERMANAGH AT NECARNE SATURDAY

O’Neill joins elite riding legends with 800th winner Winged Leader keeps local record perfect

BARRY O’NEILL was able to make inroads into the threewinner advantage title rival Rob James held at the start of the day with a double, which was kicked off by his old ally Winged Leader

The ten-year-old had won on both previous visits to the local track of handler David Christie, and the Winged Love gelding maintained his perfect record at the Fermanagh venue by returning alone in the Killyhevlin Hotel open.

Reigning champion mare La Feline was his only rival, but she was unable to live with the season’s most successful pointer from before the fourthlast fence, and when her rider Sam Curling raised the white flag before two out, Winged Leader was able to cruise to his seventh straight victory.

“What else can I say, he’s just superb,” Christie said. “He’s in incredible form, having come back from a career-threatening injury, and Barry said to me,

Star performance

Winged Leader clocked a time 11 seconds quicker than any other winner on the card

‘you know he’s in good form when you have to watch him going out’ He gave a buck at him going down to the start.

“We have only one aim now, which is to make him leading horse, as he deserves it the way he’s performed this year.”

O’ Ne ill com plet ed his double on the Colin Bowetrained Kalo Athena in the ITBA mares’ winners-of-two.

She had been a fortunate debut winner of her maiden at Tattersalls a fortnight ago but showed it was form worth taking seriously as she passed longtime leader Elusive Mae at the last to win by four lengths

The reigning champion did not have it all his own way, howe ver, as James ha d a winner with Tiptoptim in the

pa rt nered ma ny nota ble winners, including Willie Mullins’ triple Grade 1 winner Dancing City, at Borris House three years ago.

Now combining his role in the saddle with training, the Westmeath native gained his first success as a handler when guiding Ar Aghaidh to victory in the Goffs Spring Sale older mares’ maiden.

Owned and bred by his father Richard, the Ocovango mare had disappointed behind the Punchestown festival winner Knockiel Synge on her latest start at CastletownGeoghegan, but she bounced back to form to outbattle the twice-placed Glenetty by threequarters of a length

“She’s a homebred and we have two half-sisters at home,”

Cavanagh’s partner Aisling Noone said.

“She’s got decent track form at her level, so we were hoping she co uld pr ev ail if we freshened her up and brought her back to points, so we were glad she did it today.

“She’s had a long season, so she could go on a break now and then may go back to the track, or she could be sold.”

Goffs Spring Sale four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Another Donnchadh Doyle newcomer to make a winning debut in the age division, the Mount Nelson-sired relation to Grade 1-winning dual-purpose pe

or mer Gr ume ti wa s deliv er ed wi de wi th his ch al le ng e to lead at the

second-last. From there he had the race in safekeeping to beat Wing It Prof by seven and a half lengths

“He’s a lovely horse and Do nn ch ad h fancie d him coming here as his work was very good,” James said. “I probably got there a little too soon but he pricked his ears

going to the last and looked like he had loads left in the tank.”

Paddy Turley was the only handler to saddle a double on the card, which began when his Scope To Improve dominated the Dennison Commercials four-year-old auction maiden from the front.

Declan Lavery set out his intentions from flag drop, immediately sending the Telescope gelding into the lead.

Once increasing the tempo from the third-last, the writing was on the wall for his rivals as the £9,000 buy eased 12 lengths clear of Klub De Reve.

Myleno signed off a perfect weekend for the Downpatrick handler as his victory in the RTD Crawford older geldings’ maiden was a fourth winner from four runners for the Turley stable at the course.

The Martaline gelding had been well beaten in each of his seven outings, but he took a big step forward to supply owner Darragh Hanlon with his first

winner in the saddle on his third ride by beating Aill Dubh by seven and a half lengths.

“He jumped so well today I was making ground everywhere, so I just let him roll on from the top of the hill and he did it very well,” Hanlon said.

“Paddy and Decky [Lavery] have been great supporters to ge t me go in g and I have learned loads since joining the yard, so hopefully we can build from this. It’s been a great weekend for the whole team.”

Caroline McCaldin had a short-priced favourite turned over 24 hours earlier, but the status quo was swiftly resumed for her in-form stable in the SpanWright adjacent winners’ race with Ballyphilip

The six-year-old has been unbeaten between the flags since joining her Dromara yard, and the Presenting gelding delivered his fifth success on the bounce by beating Global Assembly by three-and-a-quarter lengths

Cash Cut scores for the father-and-son team of John and James Walsh

Tiptoptim and Rob James provide another victory for Donnchadh Doyle

EAST

GALWAY AT STOWLIN SUNDAY

ER DANCER made his reappearance at Dromahane only a fortnight ago but the ten-yearold made up for lost time by supplying Alan Harney with his first victory of the season.

It came in the Connolly’s Red Mills and Garbally Oil open for novice riders when a patient ri de by the 22-y ear-o ld Kilmacow native helped the Dragon Dancer gelding edge ahead at the final fence where he outjumped Ask D’Man and went on to win by four lengths

“All the credit for Er Dancer has to go to Alan,” said Eamonn Doyle, brother of winning handler Donnchadh. “He knows him inside out and gave him a lovely, patient ride; he timed things to perfection.

“He’s a hard-working lad who’s a massive part of Donnchadh’s team at home, so it’s mighty to get him a winner Er

Harney’s patience pays off on Dancer

Star performance

High Dancer made his experience count to enhance his progressive profile

Dancer will go for another open or a hunter chase now.”

Victor y was a welcome change of fortune on the card for the Doyle team as their two other runners had to settle for second, starting with American Jukebox in the Goffs UK Spring Sale and Bleahen Family fouryear-old geldings’ maiden. Sent off favourite for his debut, the €72,000 Jukebox Jury gelding was beaten two lengths

by the more experienced High Dancer under Dara McGill.

“He’s a lovely horse who ran well last time in Dromahane as he met a lot of trouble in running and wasn’t beaten far,” handler Tom Keating said.

Fellow Tipperary trainer Eamonn O’Donovan featured among the winners when He Might Be Lucky beat the Doyle team’s Mister Romantic in the Richard Bourn’s Sport Horses, Agrimihill Farm, Dawn Meats and INHSC older maiden.

A first-fence casualty on his pointing return after an unsuccessful spell over hurdles, the seven-year-old took it up at the fourth and was never headed. His two-and-a-half-length

MUSKERRY AT BALLINDENISK SUNDAY

JOHN NALLEN’S newcomer

Minella Premier had racegoers waxing lyrical after an impressive debut in a division of the Goffs Spring Sale four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

The Shantou-sired €20,000 foal is the first produce of his Black Sam Bellamy-sired dam, who in turn is a maternal gr andda ugh ter of Ma ry Reveley’s Castleford Chase winner Function Dream He lived up to her breeding, always travelling stylishly for Johnny Barry before picking up the running at the second-last.

He then showed a potent turn of foot to go 12 lengths clear of Malinificent in the colo ur s of Na lle n’s wi fe Bernardine Rochford and his sister Elizabeth Nallen Bowen.

“He was one of those foals you really wanted on seeing him in the stable for the first time at the sales,” Nallen said.

victory was a first in the saddle for Paul Lake.

“We’ve been expecting him to do so meth in g lik e th at,” O’Donovan said. “He’s lightly raced and Paul was very good on him, getting him to the front early and keeping a bit up his sleeve. He’ll probably go back to the track for a maiden hurdle.”

The penultimate fence at the Galway venue proved a bogey for several runners, including Red Acres Georgie He was the longtime leader in the Tattersalls NH and Bleahen Family four-year-old mares’ maiden, but came a cropper

The departure of Mikey Sweeney’s mount left the path clear for Ni ck St ok es ’s

Bambino Fever, partnered by Finny Maguire, to return 40 lengths clear of the only other finisher, Chiroqui Princess.

Maike Magnussen’s Brown Boots was also in front when parting ways with Dara McGill at the second-last in the Goffs Property five-year-old geldings’ maiden, allowing Sir Gauzy to make a winning debut.

His neck victory over fellow newcomer Tech That, ridden by Derek O’Connor, continued Wexford handler Paul Pierce’s best season, bringing his tally to nine wins

“This is a great-looking horse we bought at the 2022 Goffs Arkle Sale,” said Andy Pierce, brother of the winning handler

“He’s a big, green fellow who’ll improve plenty from that. He’ll be sold now.”

O’Connor had better luck earlier on Hill Of Scarriff when newcomers dominated the Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes, Farm & Estates and IT BA fiv e-y ear - o l d a n d upwards mares’ maiden. His mount, trained by John Staunton, produced a quicker jump at the last to beat Alan Donoghue’s High As Hope by two and a half lengths

“That was a lovely performance first time,” O’Connor said. “She’s a brilliant jumper with a lovely blend of speed and stamina It was lovely to see her finish her race so well.”

Minella Premier looks something special

Star performance

Minella Premier powered clear of his rivals to suggest he could be making more headlines in the future

“He went well in a schooling race at Fairyhouse. My nephew Sean Bowen, who is now in England, has always loved him.”

Ow ner-t ra ine r Ge aroid

O’Loughlin sent out Cahier’s Den to win the other division.

The Idaho gelding, who was out of contention when falling at the last on his only start in an auction maiden at Durrow, was always close to the lead and made his way to the front 75 yards out for Bertie Finn to beat Gillane by two lengths

Cahier’s Den, a Tattersalls Ireland May sale graduate, is a late foal out of a half-sister to the Irish Grand National third Ballyadam Approach from the family of Adamant Approach and Adamantly Chosen.

Barry O’Neill kept his championship hopes alive in the Tattersalls NH five-year-old geldings’ maiden on Jonathan Fogarty’s newcomer Coumeenoole

They moved second behind form choice Millforce two out and touched down in front over the last. The son of Harzand then proved two and a half lengths too strong for Millforce

“He’s been working well and he’ll now go to a sale,” said Mikey Fogarty, brother of the winning handler.

MUSKERRY AT DAWSTOWN MONDAY

TITLE protagonists Rob James and Barry O’Neill dominated the fixture and it was the former who had the better of results, par tner ing three winners to his rival’s two.

He now leads O’Neill 37-35 in a thrilling tussle as the race for the riders’ championship enters its last three weekends

James will have attained huge satisfaction from success on newcomer Moon Over America in a division of the Tattersalls NHS four-year-old geldings’ maiden as he trains the son of Sea Moon for the Matchmaker Syndicate.

Moon Over America, bought by James’s girlfriend Emma Cousins for €30,000 at the Goffs Arkle sale and in whom her parents Jim and Mary hold an interest, was bounced out smartly at the head of the field and he responded generously to deny well-touted favourite Parkatthetheatre by a length

There was plenty of drama in the second division when Peaceinthevalley unseated Susie Doyle at the last when holding a four-length lead.

Beaufort Breeze, who was completing an across-the-card double for handler Nick Stokes, was the beneficiary but he had to overcome an error as well as be in g ha mp er ed be for e holding on tenaciously for Thomas Costello to beat fastfinishing newcomer Ballybough Nelson by two lengths Beaufort Breeze is owned by Jan Kennedy, whose wife Michelle is sister to Costello’s mother Ma ri e. Fo r goo d measure, 22-year-old Costello also picked out Beaufor t Breeze for Kennedy as a foal.

Sean Doyle is having a fine season and the Monbeg handler has a useful prospect in No Flies On Her, a half-sister to Edward O’Grady’s Listed-placed hurdler No Flies On Him.

The Soldier Of Fortune-sired No Flies On Her, representing her handler’s brother Gearoid, led at the last under Jamie Scallan to account for Princess Keri by two lengths for a winning debut in the ITBA four-year-old mares’ maiden.

Onefortheditch, a Cork handicap hurdle runner-up in October, put track experience to use, picking up the running two out with Darragh Allen to beat Hardy Diamond by 15½ lengths in the Killian Lynch Auctioneers Macroom and John Murphy

Highfort Stud five-year-oldand-upwards mares’ maiden for owner-trainer-breeder Vincent Sheehan. Holokea booked his passage for Doncaster’s Goffs UK sale by landing the O’Flynn Group Ballincollig winners’ race for trainer-breeder Garry Aherne. The five-year-old, owned by Charlie Moore, took command three out to beat Salseros by 30 lengths under Eoin Mahon. James Coffey landed his second success by capturing the Grandon’s Toyota Car Sales and Robert Harkin Auctioneers Blarney older geldings’ maiden on Terence O’Brien’s Minella Staycation The seven-yearold led over the last to beat Southern Point by a length.

James holds on to lead in tense title battle

“He’s a lovely horse but I thought he was a bit babyish coming here,” James said of the half-brother to three-time track-winning mare Police Academy who traces to 2,000 Guineas winner To-Agori-Mou Luke Murphy provided the Killane native with his next success on Fort St Angelo in a division of the Masterlink fiveyear-old geldings’ maiden. He picked up the running two out and fought off Reliance Kid to win by a neck in the colours of the L&J Partnership of Murphy and James Kenny.

Murphy, who was posting a fourth success of the campaign as a handler, said: “I put up Rob as he gave me a winner as a rider a few years ago. This horse had a really good first run and he’s more of a two-miler.”

James brought up his treble by dead-heating on Colin Bowe’s newcomer Simple Times with the Liam Caseyowned and trained Dawn Escape, the mount of Johnny Ba rr y, in th e Si ng le to n’s SuperValu five-year-old-andupwards mares’ maiden.

Dawn Escape, who was third on her debut in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last June, was challenged by Bowe’s other runner, Geordie Girl, partnered by reigning champion O’Neill, when the latter unseated his

rider at the final fence. Simple Times then stayed on to join Dawn Escape on the line

Bowe was responsible for three winners, two of whom were partnered by O’Neill. The pair initially struck with Walks In June in a division of the fo ur -y ear-old ge ldin gs ’ maiden, in which all nine runners were newcomers Walks In June edged into the lead four out and asserted from the second-last to beat A Perfect Day by four lengths

“He’s still a bit weak and he’ll improve for a summer’s grass,” Bowe said of the Milestone Bloodstock Ltd-owned winner, a son of Walk In The Park out of a half-sister to Empire Of Dirt who was bought by Kieran Shields for €48,000 as a foal.

Bowe and O’Neill collected a division of the five-year-old ge ldin gs ’ ma iden wi th Harrenhal Having finished third on two previous starts, the Doyen-sired Harrenhal picked up the running after the third-last to beat Sheer Joy by a length and three-quarters.

The Willie Murphy-trained Grageen landed the W&M Kiely winners-of-two under Pa Ki ng. Th e eight- year-old Grageen was engaged in a tussle with Wallace Olinger from two out and, with the latter falling at the last, the winner accounted for Tramore hunter chase runner-up The Brickey Ranger by 11 lengths

“His owner-breeders Leo and Mary Doyle are real pointto-point people,” Murphy said.

“It’s great to win this as my horses have been under a bit of a cloud. We could go for a hunter chase with him now.”

Eighteen-year-old Luke Burke Ott rode his second points winner on his father Alex Ott’s well-supported Foxy Mick in the Pegus Horse Feeds, FBD and Blarney Castle Hotel adjacent hunts maiden. Foxy Mick touched down in front two out and kept Doitforjane Sid at bay to score by a neck Shane Cotter moved on to 12 winners this season in the Cork Recycling Co Ltd six-year-oldand-upwards geldings’ maiden on Denis Murphy’s Manowest Manowest led three out and, although then running green, he managed to win by a snug half-length from Dun Ar Aill.

DerekO’Connor Straight to thePoint

ItsOnThe Line mightnot make things easy buthe’sachampion

IT’Sanhonour to be associated with achampion, and ItsOn TheLineproved himself worthy of that title in winning the EventPower Champion Hunters’Chase at Punchestown last Friday. They don’t come much tougher than this fellow, who repeated last year’s wininthe race.Hehas contestedthe three main events of the season twoyears in arow and the amazingthingishe’sstill onlyseven He’s agreat credit to EmmetMullins, who again producedhim in perfect shape for Cheltenham,Aintree,and Punchestown

Lastseason, he finishedsecond at Cheltenham, fell at Becher’s,and bouncedbacktogainadeservedwin at Punchestown.This time around, we againhad to settle for second at Cheltenham before he made it two outofthree with hard-earnedwins at the twoother festivals

Ican’t sayhemakes things easyfor me at times and I’msurethat’s somethingeveryonenotices watchinghis races, buthealways seems to find enough and that’s the mostimportantthing. I’mgetting used to hisquirks and characteristics.He’sanincredibly resilienthorse,aproperfighter who gives his all.

Like many characters, he takesa bit of gettingused to.Perhaps if Ihad known himaswellasIdonow after his last tworaces, he would have made it aclean sweep.

Inever really doubtedhewas goingtoget thereinFriday’srace SusieDoyle made abrilliant efforton Lifetime Ambition, sendinghim to the frontthree out, butmyfellow pickedupasIhoped he would from the last.Full credit to Lifetime Ambition, who haswon threepoints and ahunter chasefor Susie this season.

Iwas alsothrilledtoride

Don’tstopthemusic to abumperwin for Martin Brassil, who made sure that Willie Mullins didn’t have the headlines all to himself,saddling Fastorslowtoarepeat victoryover Galopin DesChampsinthe Punchestown Gold Cup.

Afew yearsago IrodeLonghouse Poet to winthis same bumper for Martin. He went on to be agood handicap chaser,winninga Thyestes Don’tstopthemusic looksanice

prospect. Irodehim to finish second in abumperatlastyear’s Galway festival and Iimaginehis futureover jumpscould startina hurdle race at Balllybrit duringthe summer.He’s alreadyhad arun over hurdles

Banjo’s specialTouche

Iwasn’tinvolved in anyofthe crosscountryPunchestown races last week, so Iwas able to enjoy

‘The fact that Singing Banjoand ThreeBy Twobeata horseofthe calibre of third-placed Coko Beachtells youa lot abouthow theLa Toucheisspecial’

the spectacle.The star of the show wasthe 14-year-old Singing Banjo, who gave owner-trainer-rider Barry Walsh abrilliant successinthe La Touche Cupoverfourmiles and two furlongs

In 2021,when he completedthe Ladies’Cup and La Touche double, SingingBanjo wasinPhilip Rothwell’s yard because Barry’s father,who trainedhim for point-to-points,didn’t have apublic licence Barrytookone out lastyear,makingthis winapersonal triumph in every sense.

Thefact that SingingBanjo and Denis Murphy’stough mare ThreeByTwo beat a horseofthe calibreofthirdplacedCokoBeachtellsyou alot abouthow the La Touche is special. CokoBeachwon the Troytown and finishedsecond in the Becher Chase earlier in the season. He’s a159-rated chaser andwon over the shorter version ofthis course in February, so

he’s aversatile horse.Hedid little wrongoverthe bankslastweek, but his staminaseemedtorun out, and thetwo specialists hadhis measure. Forthe sake of comparison, Singing Banjo hadaratingof88when he finishedthirdinahandicap chaseat Wexfordtwo summers ago.

Iwouldn’t writeoff the possibility of further successfor the veteran over this course. Whenhewas second in the La Touche in 2022, the horsewho beat him wasthe 15-yearold BallybokerBridge.

TheLadies’ Cupwas wonbythe ten-year-old KnockielSynge,an experiencedpoint-to-pointer trained by Peter Flood.Georgie Benson controlledthe race superbly fromthe front, and her mountdidn’t puta foot wrong.

Heturnedout again in Saturday’s morecompetitiverace,involving severalhigh-classhandicappers. He wasgivinganotherbolddisplay untilmakingamistake and unseating his rider at the 16th VictorywenttoGavin Cromwell’s Stumptown, compensationfor his bad luck in theLaToucheinwhich

his riderwas knockedout of the saddle when aloose horsebumped into him.

Stumptown,who almostwon last year’s KimMuir,finishedsecond to this year’s UltimawinnerChianti Classico in amaiden point-to-point at Tipperarythree yearsago.Hewas trainedatthat stage by Sean Doyle whowill alsohavegood memoriesof this year’s festival, since he sent out PrivateRyantowin Friday’s BishopscourtCup,riddenbyJamie Scallan for localfarmer Henry Chamney.

Theseracesadd agreat touch of variety to the experience of Punchestown.Ifanyone hasany doubts abouttheir place on afestival schedule you have only to see the excitementthat theseracesgenerate, and the atmosphereofcelebration enjoyedbythe winningconnections Winninga Ladies’Cup,aLa Touche,oraBishopscourtCup can be the highlightofalife in racingfor the people involved.Competingat Punchestown is afabulous incentive for ownersand trainers at everylevel of the sport.

CAROLINE NORRIS (RACINGPOST.COM/PHOTOS)

ItsOnThe Line thwartsLifetime Ambitiontoland theChampion Hunters’ Chase at Punchestown

470 Wallace Olinger (IRE) 7 12-2 B O’Neill mid-div, 5th from 1/2way, prog 3out & chall wnr from bef 2out, still ev ch

RPR 95 F

6m 1.00s 10

6/1

Leo Doyle; HANDLER: William P Murphy 544 Pegus Horse Feeds, FBD & Blarney Castle Hotel 5yo+ Adjacent Maiden (5yo+) abt 3m

231 FOXY MICK (IRE) 5 11-11 FAV L Burke Ott(5) 1 ch g by Elusive Emir (USA) - Kilbrin Queen (IRE) (Wareed(IRE)) twrds rr until sltly clsr from 8th, prog in 3rd 3out, qckr jmp & ld 2out, 1l adv at last, held on well cl hm RPR 77 146 Doitforjane Sid (IRE) 8 12-2 C J Shine .........nk 2 b g by Mainsail - Splendeur (FR) (Desert King(IRE)) chsd ldrs, 4th from 7th, prog aftr 4out, ld 3out, outjmpd & hdd 2out, 1l 2nd at last, ko flat, no ex cl hm RPR 76 531 Leading Legend (IRE) 7 11-11 T P Aherne(5) .......41 2 3 ch g by Leading Light (IRE) - First Battle (IRE) (Un Desperado(FR)) ld, jnd brfly 9th, rdn aftr 4out, hdd 3out, 2 1/2 3rd 2out & no ex bef last, ko onepce RPR 71 442 Iraloinlecoko (FR) 6 12-2 T O’Connor

5 12-2 J Hurley mid-div, 5th from 7th, fair 6th aftr 4out, cto 5th from bypassed 3out, ko onepce RPR 55

2nd

4out until slipped rounding bend bef 3out & then ur U 500 Delta Melody (IRE) 7 12-2 Ms M O’Sullivan tr ldr in 2nd until 3rd when fell hvly 3rd F SP 2/1J TIME 6m 20.00s 8 ran OWNER: Alexander Ott; HANDLER: Alexander Ott Fence three bypassed on final two circuits. 545 Cork Recycling Co. Ltd 6yo+ Geldings Maiden (6yo+)abt 3m 593 MANOWEST (IRE) 6 11-11 S Cotter(5) 1 b g by Mahler - Sizing Judy (IRE) (Beneficial) ww twrds rr, 12th by 7th, cl 7th bef 4out, ld aftr 3out, ran green bef 2out, 1l adv aftr 2out, eased cl hm RPR 82 450 Dun Ar Aill (IRE) 7 11-11 L Burke Ott(5) 1 2 2 b g by Laverock (IRE) - Karinga Queen (IRE) (Karinga Bay) pr, jnd ldr from 4th, ld bef 8th, rejnd & hdd 3out, drpd to 4th bef 2out, went 2nd early flat, gaining on wnr at fin RPR 81 435 Mister Murphy (IRE) 6 12-2 E Mahon .......11 2 3 gr g by Mahler - Cotton Ali (IRE) (Ala Hounak(IRE)) ld/disp, ld from 6th & hdd 8th, 1l 2nd bef 4out, cl 2nd with ev ch 2out, no ex bef bypassed last & 3rd early flat RPR 79 Treaty Rebel 6 12-2 A O’Sullivan alw twrds rr, last brfly 6th & hmprd 8th, 9th when left 8th 4out prog from 3out, cl 5th bef 2out, ko RPR 78 .........nk 4 464 Keeptheoldmanout (IRE) 8 12-2 FAV D Allen chsd ldrs, 4th from 3rd, chall when b hmprd bef 3out, 2l 3rd bef 2out, wknd early flat RPR 75 .......21 2 5

450 Cooleagh (IRE) 6 11-11 A P Kennedy(5) rr, last from 3rd, prog from 6out & went 5th bef 4out where left 4th, wknd in 6th be 2out RPR 69 .......51 2 6

420 Big Bopper (IRE) 6 12-2 B T Stone twrds rr of mid-div, 9th from 4th, cl 6th when b hmpd 4out & wknd in 8th bef 3out, mod last bef 2out RPR 67 ...........2 7 326 Ask Jeruflo (IRE) 8 11-11 R Sugrue(5) twrds rr of mid-div, 9th from 4th, sl prog in 6th bef 3out, wknd in mod 7th bef 2out RPR 66 .........nk 8

378 Axmediffrent (IRE) 6 12-2 J Hurley twrds rr, 11th from 4th, b hmprd 8th & drpd to last, lost tch from 5out & cto when pu bef 3out P

228 Forever Asking (IRE) 7 12-2 R James chsd ldrs in 3rd from 3rd, cl 3rd when b mstk 4out & eventually ur aftr fence U

450 Itto Boy (FR) 6 12-2 C J Shine mid-div 7th from 3rd mstk 7th & still 7th when brought down 8th B 464 Uncle Pastuzo (IRE) 7 11-11 Michael John Doyle(5) mid-div & kn, 8th from 7th until 6th when fell 8th F 464 Western Wishes (IRE) 6 11-11 Ms J Stokes(5) mid-div, 8th from 3rd until 5th when b mstk & ur 6out U SP 5/1 TIME 6m 16.00s 13 ran

OWNER: Denis Paul Murphy; HANDLER: Denis Paul Murphy Final fence bypassed. Down Royal Mon May 6th

GOOD (Good to yielding in places)

546 C&C White Maiden Hunters’ Chase (4yo+) 2m7f50y

520 BALLYPHILIP (IRE) 6 12-0 Mr N McParlan 1 b g by Presenting - Nervous Breakdown (FR) (Miesque’s Son(USA)) took keen ho d, led after 1st, headed and los two p aces 4th, raced in third behind clear leaders halfway, challenging from 3 out, led approaching last, ridden clear towards near side run-in

454 Drumnasoo (IRE) 5 11-7 Mr S Connor(7) .......21 4 2 b g by Flemensfirth (USA) - Drapers Hill (IRE) (Winged Love(IRE)) midfield, good headway 4 out, disputing third before 2 out, ran on well and went second towards finish, no match for winner

485 Bold Fury (IRE) 5 11-7h,t Mr T C Kileff(7) .......21 2 3 b g by Califet (FR) - Lady Denisa (Sir Percy) took keen hold, prominent, went second after 2nd, led 4th, faced challenge from 3 out headed approaching last, weakened and lost second towards finish

207 Big Girl Betty (IRE) 6 11-0 Mr D McGill(7) towards rear, headway from 4 out, disput ng third 2 out, weakened run-in .11 2 4 485 Victor Tango (IRE) 7 11-7 Mr O McGill(7) midfield, headway before 3 out, kept on from last, not reach leaders ...........6 5 206 Focus Point (IRE)

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MARLACOO impresses first time out at Down Royal on Mondayfor Stuart Crawford