Shamrock goes to The Sneezer

He might not have been able to get the lead with the sprightly veteran Newmill in the line-up, but the outcome was still the same as The Sneezer made it three on the bounce under Tom Doyle in the Grade B Shamrock Handicap Chase at Gowran.

The Sneezer was forced to the front on the approach to the straight by Doyle but he had a major danger eliminated when Dr Whizz got in much too close to the third last fence and paid the penalty. From there the successful Topanoora gelding, bred, owned and trained by the Nagles in Killavallen, Mallow, County Cork, stayed on gamely to account for Just Friends and Sizing America

Tom Nagle said: "He didn't have much respect for his hurdles but he's always been a good jumper of fences. He'll get a little holiday now as he's had a tough few weeks. We might go back over hurdles with him then (rated 104 at that game whilst he ran here off 119).

"Tom and the horse are getting on well together and he thinks he had plenty left there as he said he was pricking his ears."