Review laytown 1st Sep

Fran Berry found the unique sand track to his liking as he notched a double at the once-a-year fixture on the beach at Laytown.

Both his winners, Qadar and The Hamptons were sent off as 10-1 chances and won with some authority.

Qadar, who had spent most of his career on British all-weather tracks and failed to beat a horse home on his last two outings, won for the first time in Ireland in the ladbrokes.com Handicap.

Now with David Marnane, the seven-year-old was never far away and took over from Teachers Choice a furlong out before running on strongly to score by a cosy two lengths.

Champion jump jockey Ruby Walsh's only ride of the day, Collingwood was sent off favourite but never threatened to take a hand.

The Hamptons, who had also finished last on his most recent outing on the level, had displayed an aversion to starting stalls and enjoyed their absence in the O'Neills Sports Handicap.

Berry had Niall Madden's four-year-old tracking the leaders and when he pulled him out approaching the furlong pole, he surged clear to win by three lengths in the JP McManus colours.< Richelieu confirmed his liking for beach racing as he followed up last year's Laytown victory by taking the ladbrokes-bingo.com Handicap.

Dennis Cullen drove out the James Lambe-trained gelding (4-1) to hold the renewed challenge of If Paradise

The Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden went to the Sheena Collins-trained Watch This (12-1), another to have finished plum last on his previous outing.

Pat Shanahan drove the giant gelding up to challenge The Mouse Carroll over a furlong out and the partnership got on top in the closing stages to win by a neck.< Royal Entourage dropped down to seven furlongs for the Carroll Estates Home Builders Claiming Race and needed every yard of the trip to get home in front.

Keagan Latham was hard at work some way out, but the Ger Lyons-trained 4-1 shot responded well and took the lead close home to beat Baggio by a length and a quarter.