Wolfhill wins Tramore maiden in familiar Bowe colours

The lightly raced Wolfhill stayed on best from the second last to run out an easy winner of the Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle at Tramore.

A creditable seventh in a much stronger race at Punchestown last month, the six-year-old appreciated both this easier opportunity and step up in trip.

Always travelling well under jockey Brian Hayes, the Michael Bowe trained gelding arrived up on the outside entering the straight, heading leader Phildante before going a couple of lengths clear.

A slight mistake at the penultimate flight gave the chasing Miners Bridge half a chance but the Bowe runner soon asserted to go three lengths clear.

John Bowe said: "A remarkable statistic is that Brian Hayes rode Sweet Kiln to win here and he has also ridden all of her five winners. That's probably one for the record books. Sweet Sting, Kiln Time, Rock Road and Aunt Alice are the other winners Sweet Kiln has produced.

"Sweet Kiln won here in 2008 with Brian aboard as a 7lb claimer. He has a remarkable association with the family.

"He is a good looking horse and he needed good ground. He also needed a bit of time, he is six now. He is working better now than he was as a younger horse. He is at Kilbeggan tomorrow as first reserve but he would have a mandatory penalty.

"I wouldn't rule it out completely but it's unlikely. It's an 80-95 handicap. He will definitely keep going for the summer as he needs summer ground."

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy.