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Review bellewstown 27th Aug

Thu 27th Aug 2009, 19:40

< Holy Road (16-1) caused a major upset in the Betdaq.com Hurdle at Bellewstown when defeating the long odds-on favourite, Galway Hurdle third Lucky Wish

Barry Geraghty was powerless to respond on Eoin Griffin's struggling market leader when Eddie Power went past on his inside two out, guiding Andrew Slattery's charge home to a three-length victory.

Slattery said: "He was off the track for three years after broke down his two front legs.

"He came back with two good runs, he got taken on in front the last day and couldn't relax. Hopefully the handicapper won't be too hard on us after that."

Liz Doyle's On Your Way recorded his first success since 2005 to take the Murphy Environmental Mullaghcurry Cup Handicap Hurdle in fine style.

The Andrew Thornton-ridden 10-year-old revelled in the testing ground to build on his recent second over fences at Tramore, with the 12-1 chance beating Takendo by a length and a quarter.

Doyle is expecting her first child shortly, and her partner Barry Murphy said: "He won a big handicap at Galway about four years ago. He's his own worst enemy as he was very keen but he's begun to settle.

"I walked the track earlier and we decided to go wide as the ground on the inside is very tacky. We will mix it over hurdles and fences. He's very small and he loves it around Tramore."

Noel Meade's Asigh Pearl ran out a facile winner of the McCabes Garage Drogheda Mares Maiden Hurdle.

Paul Carberry oozed confidence throughout on the five-year-old, who had fallen when holding every chance on her last start.

"I was worried about the ground, the fact she fell the last day and of Otterstown Lady (unplaced) but she jumped poor and I'm the worst tipster," said Meade of the 7-4 favourite.

Charles Byrnes' Deal Or No Deal (7-4 favourite) justified strong market support in the AIB Balbriggan Skerries Rush Handicap Hurdle with a comfortable eight-length success.

Co Limerick-based Byrnes said: "I'm delighted he won. He ran well at Mallow the last day, it didn't look a great race today.

"We will probab