Review TRAMORE 20TH MAR

Tramore escaped the strongest of the winds that battered the country on Saturday and their seven race card was run off without any problems.

Snowy Ford, Be My Better Half and Light On The Broom were expected to dominate the featured winners of one chase and with the last named disappointing, the other two had it to themselves from a fair way out.

However when the chips were down from the second last, Snowy Ford and John Cullen were the ones with all the answers and they powered clear for a four and a half length success from the staying on, Ollar Rose.

Winning handler, Paul Nolan said afterwards of his gelding who carried blinkers for the first time, 'We thought he was back in good form today and hopefully he'll be able to pick up another novice chase on soft ground before the season ends.'

Elsewhere Leslie Young captured the limelight with a first and last race double. Risk It Paddy found 2/1 favouritism from an opening chalk of 3/1 for the opener, and backers of the Young runner were heading for payment when Larry Hurley drove his mount clear from two out.

In the bumper, newcomer Eye See You represented the Templemore handler and the 14/1 shot got the better of a good scrap in the closing stages to beat the 'jolly', Gaelic Scholar by half a length.

John Kirwan, trains two horses under permit on the Curragh, as well as working for the Aga Khan, and he was a very happy man after witnessing his Call Me Judy triumph in the mares maiden hurdle.

Kirwan had been training full time up to 1982 and he commented, 'that's my first winner since I gave up training. This mare has been very consistent and ideally she would prefer better ground.'

Northerner Mark O'Hare began working for Michael Hourigan lately and the twenty-three-year-old partnered his first winner for his new boss when Victorian Lady took the hunters chase.

There was a local success in the two and a half mile handicap hurdle when David Kiely and Garry Hutchinson teamed up with Roxbury. This mare received a particularly well-judged patient ride to score by three and a half lengths.

Iggy Madden has been in top form with his small team and Its Over made it three wins from four runs when coming with a renewed run after the last under Johnny Allen for a length win in the handicap chase.