O'Grady wins opener at Killarney Punters were off to a good start when the well back Suffren took the opening Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle under Andrew McNamara. McNamara sent the 1/2 favourite to the front at the second last and the pair forged clear after the last to score by a convincing four lengths. Winning jockey McNamara said afterwards: “He has been working very well at home, it was probably a weak enough race but he did it well.”