Your Busy jumps the last under Katie Walsh with Pass The Hat and David Casey on the outside© Photo Healy Racing
< Your Busy came off the reserves' bench to claim the Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase under an inspired Katie Walsh ride at Listowel.
James Nash's veteran made a slight mistake at the first fence but was sure-footed after that, with Walsh happy to dictate terms.< Pass The Hat loomed up to challenge, with the well-backed Shanpallas in pursuit, but Your Busy responded to all of Walsh's urgings to spring a 25-1 surprise by half a length from Pass The Hat.< Vintage Nouveau (3-1) took the step up to Listed company in her stride in the Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes.
The Dermot Weld-trained filly was slightly unlucky not to complete a hat-trick in a Killarney handicap last month, and connections opted to raise her sights.
She travelled in third for much of the race until hitting the front early in the straight and although Tarana threw down a challenge, Vintage Nouveau always looked like holding her and scored by half a length.< Nasution (6-4 favourite) broke through at the second attempt in the Listowel Arms Median Auction Maiden.
Ninth in the Curragh maiden won by the promising Ol' Man River on debut, David Wachman's well-related Clodovil colt built on that by showing good resolution in the closing stages to deny Cape Wolfe by three-quarters of a length.
A gelding operation seems to have helped focus Abushamah s concentration, judging by the way he stuck on for success in the Exchange Inn Ballybunion & Kevin Broderick's Bar Listowel Handicap at odds of 8-1.< Shadagann appeared to have the Seamus Mulvaney Handicap in the bag, only to be nailed on the line by Mahrajaan (7-1), who backed up last week's Down Royal triumph.< Hash Brown (2-1) won the Ballygarry House Hotel Novice Hurdle by a cosy length and three-quarters, while Tony McCoy and Aidan O'Brien combined to take the M.S.D Animal Health Maiden with 15-8 market leader Egyptian Warrior
