Review CLONMEL 4th Sep

< Mutakarrim rolled back the years with a battling performance to claim the spoils in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Claiming Race.

Dermot Weld's veteran looked a sitting duck when fellow old-timer Power Elite loomed up swinging on the bridle.

But he found less than expected and couldn't match the resolution of Mutakarrim, who stayed on well to score by a neck as the 7-2 second-favourite.< Apt Son fared best in a rough finish to the Rathronan (C&G) Maiden.

Frank Ennis's 5-1 chance went for the same gap as favourite Silverhand and got the run, before staying on to beat the unlucky market leader by two and a half lengths.

Connections of the runner-up won't be too disheartened with the effort, which should set him up nicely for the forthcoming NH campaign.< The Tartan Army (5-1) enjoyed anything but a troubled passage on his way to glory in the Demense Handicap.

Tracey Collins' charge looked to have no chance in rear two furlongs from the finish but as the leaders tired, Pat Shanahan conjured a dream run up the rail to beat Western Winner < Tipper Road has plummeted down the weights as a result of a decline in form, but he put his best foot forward in the September Handicap.

The Lee Smyth-trained 10-1 shot tracked the leaders before Davy Moran made his move approaching the home turn.

He took over from Molton Rock soon after and although Havetoavit went in pursuit, the chase was in vain because Tipper Road wasn't stopping en-route to a three-and-a-half-length triumph.

Bookmakers had reason to cheer on the finish of the Clonmel Handicap Hurdle, with 33-1 chance Like The Da pipping fellow outsider Dalool on the line.

David Kelly's representative had come there cruising on the run to the penultimate flight and rallied well after the runner-up headed him to get back up in the shadow of the post.

© www.irish-racing.com