The Gavin Cromwell-trained Sophia Rose gave the Duncormick conditional jockey his first winner of the evening when landing the two and a half-mile maiden hurdle.<\/p>\n
The Sunny Day Syndicate-owned 2\/1 chance got up in the final strides to pip Eric McNamara\u2019s 8\/13 favourite Cocovic, which ruined his chance by jumping to his left on occasions, by a neck, the pair a remarkable 85 lengths clear of the 80\/1 chance Annie Grey in third place.<\/p>\n
The Donncha Duggan-trained Ballykinlar completed the Staples double in the second of the handicap hurdles over the same distance.<\/p>\n
In the trainer\u2019s own colours, the 3\/1 favourite secured his third win of the year when getting the better of John Ryan\u2019s 14\/1 shot Grange Walk by two lengths. Staples has been on board for all three wins.<\/p>\n
Rosslare apprentice Adam Grant rode his first winner as Nakasero took the nine-furlong handicap at Leopardstown on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
Grant had the Henry de Bromhead-trained 6\/1 chance up with the pace from the off and he led early in the straight before bringing the Mark Phelan-owned four-year-old home a two and a half-length winner from Willie McCreery\u2019s 17\/2 chance Keilah.<\/p>\n
Donagh O\u2019Connor was again in the saddle as Altimara backed up her win over the same course and distance two weeks previously with a gutsy success in the earlier seven-furlong handicap.<\/p>\n
Trained by Ross O\u2019Sullivan, the Yvonne Lavin-owned 100\/30 favourite defied top-weight as she got the better of Johnny Murtagh\u2019s 9\/2 chance Lady Pagasa by a short head.<\/p>\n
Se\u00e1n Flanagan wrapped up a fine evening across both meetings for trainer Eric McNamara on Thursday when winning the two-mile one-furlong handicap chase on the eleven-year-old Embittered at Killarney.<\/p>\n
Owned by Tadhg Moynihan, the 14\/1 chance made much of the running to beat the Charles Coakley-trained 7\/2 shot Prince Of Air by an easy nine and a half lengths.<\/p>\n
The all-the-way winner Eye Of A Tiger gave owner\/trainer John Ryan victory in the opening two-mile maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan on Friday evening and was also the first leg of a double for J.J. Slevin.<\/p>\n
The 11\/8 joint-favourite edged clear between the final two hurdles to beat Andy Slattery\u2019s 7\/2 chance Beir Bua by six and a half lengths with the winner\u2019s fellow favourite Kabylia, trained by Gavin Cromwell, nine and a half lengths away in third place.<\/p>\n
Slevin was later successful on Henry de Bromhead\u2019s 8\/13 favourite Quantum Quest in the three-mile one-furlong maiden hurdle in the colours of owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede.<\/p>\n
He too scored a cosy success when coming home four and a half lengths clear of the Philip Rothwell-trained 5\/2 chance Reiki Revolution.<\/p>\n
Just moments after his Royal Ascot scorer Ascending lost out to Willie Mullins\u2019 Ethical Diamond in the Ebor Handicap at York, Henry de Bromhead landed at winner at Killarney on Saturday where the Darragh O\u2019Keeffe-ridden Downmexicoway took the two-mile one-furlong beginners\u2019 chase in fine style.<\/p>\n
The Basil Holian-owned 15\/8 joint-favourite led after the third-last fence and went clear to win by eight and a half lengths from Barry Connell\u2019s Hashtag Pretender, the winner\u2019s main market rival.<\/p>\n
De Bromhead doubled up as the Anthony Head-owned Coming Up Easy completed a hat-trick of wins in the two-mile five-furlong handicap chase.<\/p>\n
With Jordan Gainford in the saddle, the 6\/1 chance made most of the running to beat Philip Rothwell\u2019s 25\/1 chance Dreal Deal by five and a half lengths.<\/p>\n
P.J. McDonald rode a winner at the Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York on Wednesday as he partnered the well-backed Andrew Balding-trained Gewan to success in the Group 3 Tattersalls Acomb Stakes.<\/p>\n
The 11\/2 shot stayed on strongly in the final furlong to beat Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Italy (9\/4) by one and a half lengths, with 11\/10 favourite Distant Storm back in third in the seven-furlong contest.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien got on the board at York on Thursday as red-hot favourite Minnie Hauk landed the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks.<\/p>\n
The 8\/15 market leader, ridden by Ryan Moore, proved much too good for her three rivals, finishing three and a half lengths in front of second favourite Estrange (5\/2), with another O\u2019Brien runner, Garden Of Eden, finishing third.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien and Moore paired up for another winner at York on Friday as Frescobaldi landed the British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes.<\/p>\n
The 10\/3 chance was always in the front rank and, despite edging right, battled well to the finishing post to overcome Spyce by three-quarters of a length.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien saddled two winners at Killarney on Friday, with Extravagant getting the ball rolling in the opening contest, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap.<\/p>\n
The 5\/1 shot, ridden by Jack Cleary, was always prominent and kept on strongly in the closing stages to see off 5\/2 favourite Bellamano by one and a half lengths.<\/p>\n
The Master of Ballydoyle bookended the card as Mont St Michel, with Paddy Smullen on board, won the finale.<\/p>\n
The 11\/4 chance showed a good attitude to overcome Sorrentino by half a length, with 13\/8 favourite Enniskerry well back in third.<\/p>\n
Jockey Wayne Lordan did the steering for O\u2019Brien on Saturday as the trainer landed another impressive double, this time at the Curragh.<\/p>\n
Constitution River (5\/6f) made all when winning the Group 2 Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Futurity Stakes by two lengths, with Geryon back in second.<\/p>\n
The pair followed up with another Group 2 success in the Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes as 4\/5 market leader Composing comfortably beat Suzie Songs by two and a half lengths.<\/p>\n
Jim Bolger also had a winner on the card as the even-money favourite Slaney Drive, ridden by Declan McDonogh, easily captured the Donohue Marquees Maiden, with Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Saratoga four and a half lengths adrift in second.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Brien saddled another winner on the other side of the Irish Sea on Sunday as Wayne Lordan partnered Precise to win the Group 3 Virgin Bet Prestige Fillies\u2019 Stakes at Goodwood.<\/p>\n
The 5\/2 shot took up the running at the one-furlong pole and comfortably kept 13\/8 favourite Moon Target at bay in the closing stages to win by three-quarters of a length.<\/p>\n
There is racing in Wexford this Friday, August 29, with the first off at the Bettyville course at 4.50 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Gavin Cromwell-trained Sophia Rose gave the Duncormick conditional jockey his first winner of the evening when landing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4107],"tags":[1071,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-375636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-racing","8":"tag-racing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115096560899045670","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}