Slattery continues great run of winners
Tipperary Racing Scene
The seven-year-old Love At Sea, trained by Ballycahill’s Eddie Power for owner Sean Dalton, ran out the gamest of winners of the opening mares’ maiden hurdle at Cork on Bank Holiday Monday.
With Phillip Enright in the saddle, the 5/2 chance led until headed by the Gavin Cromwell-trained favourite Kabylia at the second-last hurdle but she battled back to lead again on the run-in to win by half a length.
The two and a quarter-mile opportunity maiden hurdle went the way of the Harry Kelly-trained William Tell.
Owned and bred by Otto Daniel Kueres and ridden by Peter Smithers, the 4/5 favourite led at the final hurdle and was well on top in beating the Terence O'Brien-trained Tippawan Haa by two lengths.
The smart Smooth Tom, running in the colours of his breeder Margaret O’Rourke, scored a cosy success of his own at odds of 4/5 favourite when landing the two-runner conditions’ hurdle over two and a quarter miles.
Trained by Andy Slattery and ridden by Cian Quirke, the six-year-old headed sole rival, the Declan Queally-trained even money chance Mozzies Sister at the final hurdle to win by a length and a half.
A winner for trainer Gavin Cromwell last season, the three-year-old Bonus Time scored on her second start for Paddy Twomey in the near six-furlong conditions’ race at Naas on Bank Holiday Monday.
A 2/5 favourite under champion jockey Colin Keane, she made all the running and comfortably held Jessica Harrington’s Kodilicious by half a length.
It was the first of three winners on the day for Keane who went on to score on Michael O'Callaghan’s 11/4 favourite Noli Timere and the Ger Lyons-trained Howd’yadoit.
Ben Coen and Johnny Murtagh landed the concluding 10-furlong handicap with the 10/1 chance Ob La Di. The four-year-old made most of the running to win by two and three-parts of a length from Andy Slattery’s Some Good Men Gone.
Slattery saddled his fifth winner in eight days as the Adam Ryan-ridden Ripsnorter landed the concluding bumper at Roscommon on Tuesday.
Owned by the Punchestown Friends Syndicate, the 7/4 chance made all the running and comfortably saw off the Sam Curling-trained Cloughjordan and David Doyle by a length.
Adam Ryan was also on board the trainer’s Gomez Addams which won the bumper on the opening day of the Galway Festival.
Waterford trainer Arthur Goulding landed his first racecourse success since the Bryan Cooper-ridden Sox’s Girl scored at Tipperary in October 2013 when saddling Abel Mabel to take the four-year-old fillies’ maiden hurdle at Wexford on Wednesday.
The well-supported 3/1 chance, owned by the trainer’s father Patrick, raced up with the pace under Niall Moore and led after the second-last hurdle to beat the Henry de Bromhead-trained Riverwoods by two and three-parts of a length.
Sean Flanagan finished fourth in the Australian Grand National Hurdle three days earlier and he arrived back home in time to ride two winners.
The six-year-old Ashdale Flyer gave the local jockey his first success of the afternoon when winning the two-mile three-furlong beginners' chase.
The Diarmuid Hogan-owned 33/1 chance, trained by Jessica Harrington, wore down Ian Donoghue’s front-running West Away close three-parts the finish to score by a length.
Flanagan doubled up on the Martin Hassett-trained seven-year-old Bynx in the two-mile handicap chase. The BTF Racing Club-owned 7/2 chance led four fences out and was clear before the last to win by an easy seven lengths from Henry de Bromhead’s Itwasfate.
The 2/1 favourite Beir Bua had Andy Slattery and Adam Ryan back in the winners’ enclosure when taking the concluding fillies’ bumper in good style.
The Kenneth Keogh-owned four-year-old made most of the running and raced clear over a furlong out to score by two and a quarter lengths from Willie Mullins’ Mahon Falls.
Phillip Enright rode his fourth winner of the week when taking the two-mile five-furlong maiden hurdle on the Sam Curling-trained Lord Ffrench at Sligo on Thursday.
Owned by Mark Byrne, the 13/8 favourite led after the final hurdle to beat the Donncha Duggan-trained Luck Between Us by a length and a quarter.
The action at Leopardstown on Thursday began with a most impressive win for Aidan O'Brien’s Montreal in the eight-furlong maiden for two-year-olds.
Ridden by Wayne Lordan, the 6/4 chance made all the running and stretched clear from over a furlong out to win by all of eight lengths from Jessica Harrington’s outsider Strikewhileitshot.
Harry Kelly landed his second success of the week as 7/1 chance Louiescall won the concluding amateur riders’ handicap over 15 furlongs.
Britain’s Teagan Padgett made all the running on the Bryan Grehan and Gerry Hughes-owned four-year-old which raced clear inside the final furlong to beat Willie McCreery’s Party Dress by three lengths.
Fozzy Stack’s Thesecretadversary scored a comfortable success in the Listed Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes at Tipperary on Friday.
Runner-up in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Seamie Heffernan-ridden 3/1 chance lost his maiden tag when leading inside the final furlong to beat Aidan O'Brien’s favourite Brussels by a length.
Trainer Andy Slattery continued his fine run of form when taking the seven-and-a-half-furlong handicap with the R Twohundred & One Syndicate-owned Shahada Ace.
Andrew Slattery was in the saddle as the 5/2 favourite scored a runaway seven and a half-length win over the Jarlath Fahey-trained Petite Madame.
Ben Coen won the three-runner conditions’ race over nine furlongs on the Johnny Murtagh-trained Nautical Force.
The Paddy Woods-owned 8/15 favourite headed Adrian Murray’s Crypto Force under two furlongs out to win by two and a quarter lengths.
While the big race of the day eluded him, Aidan O'Brien landed a double at the Curragh on Saturday. His 1/4 favourite True Blue was soundly beaten by Adrian Murray’s Power Blue in the Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, but earlier on the card, the champion trainer did share winners with Ryan Moore and Wayne Lordan.
The Moore-ridden 4/1 shot Mission Central ran out a hugely impressive winner of the six-furlong maiden for two-year-old. He made much of the running and raced clear to score by all of eight lengths from Johnny Murtagh’s Chicago Hope.
Lordan then beat Moore to the post on the 9/1 shot Diamond Necklace to take the seven-furlong fillies’ race for two-year-olds. It was a 1-2 for Ballydoyle as she came home a one and a half-length winner from Minierva.
Denis Hogan won the five-furlong handicap with the Keithen Kennedy-ridden Sarahmae. A 14/1 chance in the colours of Mary Hogan and Michael O’Brien, the three-year-old was never far off the lead and she led inside the final furlong to win by a length and a quarter from Edward Lynam’s favourite Keke.
Killenaule’s Naill Prendergast was on the mark at Kilbeggan on Saturday where he won the opening two-mile maiden hurdle on the Paul Hennessy-trained the six-year-old Faithful Follower. The 7/1 chance came through to lead after the final hurdle to beat Peter Fahey’s favourite Astelia by a length and a half.
John Ryan took the two and a half-mile handicap chase with the seven-year-old My Gaffer which was recording his sixth career success. Owned by Walter O’Connor and ridden by Danny Mullins, the 13/2 shot made all the running to win by 14 lengths from the Edward & Partick Harty-trained Clonshire River.
Sam Curling added to his success at Sligo three days earlier when saddling a double at Downpatrick on Sunday. With Phillip Enright in the saddle, the trainer’s 7/4 favourite Wing Back won the two and a quarter-mile handicap hurdle with the minimum of fuss.
Owned and bred by Pius Collins, the five-year-old led before the final hurdle and went away to win by four and a half lengths from Ian Donoghue’s Parkgarve.
The pair were back in the number one spot after the six-year-old Fire Coral scored a far narrower win in the two and three-quarter-mile handicap hurdle in the colours of the Keep It Pucked Out Syndicate. The 7/2 joint-favourite got it a little wrong at both the penultimate and final hurdles, but she stuck to her task well and led in the final strides to pip the Noel Kelly-trained Tiny Angel by a neck.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Gowran Park – Wednesday, August 13 (First race 5.05pm)
Tramore – Thursday, August 14 (First race 5.05pm)
Cork – Thursday, August 14 (First race 5.22pm)
Dundalk – Friday, August 15 (First race 1.45pm)
Tramore – Friday, August 15 (First race 5.00pm)
Curragh – Saturday, August 16 (First race 1.42pm)
Tramore – Saturday, August 16 (First race 5.00pm)
Tramore – Sunday, August 17 (First race 2.30pm)