Review killarney 25th Aug

Joseph O'Brien saddled a double at Killarney, including a one-two in the Seamus Mulvaney Bookmakers 3-Y-O Hurdle.

The young trainer's Grey Waters was sent on for home a long way out by Shane Shortall, but he kept finding up the straight to repel stablemate Pronounced by four and three-quarter lengths.

O'Brien's run started when landing the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies And Mares Maiden with High Language

Donnacha O'Brien pushed his brother Joseph's 5-1 chance into a clear lead turning for home, but needed the line to come in time as she clung on from Alykha's fast finish to score by half a length.

O'Brien also had a winner at Kilbeggan with Arkwrisht while Willie Mullins supplemented a Kilbeggan double with victory in the feature race on the Killarney card, the At The Races Handicap Hurdle, courtesy of Lagostovegas

Ruby Walsh was always confident on the 7-4 favourite and after speeding clear of Top Othe Ra after the second last, he ran on strongly to score by two and three-quarter lengths.

Dermot Weld's Bella Estrella defied a penalty to make it two wins from as many career starts in the John J. Galvin And Sons Limited Rated Race.

Always to the fore under Pat Smullen, the 2-1 favourite looked in danger when Groundfrost made a flashy move on the outside, but she kept on remoreselessly to pull a length and a quarter clear at the line.< Isaac Wonder pulled out all the stops to land the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap.

John Oxx's 10-3 chance kept on gamely from the front under Declan McDonogh and had enough to hold off Ballot Box s late surge to win by a length and a half.

The Shane Foley-ridden Emperor Waltz (12-1) led home stablemate Nelson Road for a one-two for trainer John Murphy in the Plaza Hotel Handicap.