Review killarney 18th Jul

< Ballyoisin won the feature Dick And Mary Butler Memorial Handicap Chase at Killarney, but the meeting was overshadowed by a horrible fall for Ana O'Brien in the second race on the card.

The Enda Bolger-trained Ballyoisin has had his jumping issues but put it all together here.

Never too far from the pace, he had hit the front and gone clear by the time he produced a sparkling leap at the last, and he beat Devils Bride by four and three-quarter lengths at odds of 7-2.< Artistic Melody made every post a winning one to justify 5-2 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

Ger Lyons' filly had been there or thereabouts on each of her four previous appearances this year and the application of blinkers was just what was needed to help her break through, and she came home two and a quarter lengths to the good over Birds Of Prey < Secret Wizard was another all-the-way winner in the Celtic Steps The Show At Killarney Racecourse Rated Race.

The Sheila Lavery-trained 15-8 favourite has been in fine fettle in handicap company and took his game to a new level by stretching two and a half lengths away from St Gallen in the hands of Pat Smullen.

There was a lengthy delay after Druids Cross fell fatally in the straight, with an air ambulance required for his jockey O'Brien.

When racing did resume, My Painter and Grainne's Dream (5-1) fought out a thrilling finish to the Ross Golf Course Handicap, with the latter's head down where it mattered, giving Smullen a double.

Colin Keane was another to enjoy a brace after landing the Sea Lodge Waterville Handicap on Acclamatio

Keane drove the Tony Martin-trained 33-1 shot to the front a furlong and a half out and he scored by three lengths from Marvellous Ways < Sir Jack Yeats (2-1 favourite) won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase, while 7-4 favourite Conrad Hastings just lasted home in the Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Killorglin Novice Chase.