Tide turns for Neville's longstanding maiden On The Tide (14/1) gained a belated first win at Wexford today, landing the concluding Racing Again 17th May Handicap Chase on his 20th attempt, for owner/trainer Seamus Neville and jockey Philip Donovan. Runner-up in a 2022 bumper, the son of Beat Hollow had failed to place in seven previous chase runs but today got the better of 15 rivals, when scoring by a half-length from Malton Groove. Neville, based locally in Bridgetown, said “he's had lots of teething problems, and I thought he might prefer nicer ground. “He is better over fences than hurdles and we'll stick with fences now. There are plenty of handicap chase options coming up for him." Quotes from Donal Murphy
