Reporting by Mark Philips
Henry De Bromhead started the ball rolling when his 9/2 chance Centurion Steel captured the Beginners Chase, and then went on to take a hurdle contest with even money favourite Miss Tempo.
Tallow trainer Ken Budds sent out the Connery Family Syndicate owned Craic Eile to win a maiden hurdle at odds of 15/2, while Ring owner/breeder Mary O Donnell had her colours carried to victory courtesy of 12/1 chance Goulane Chosen in a handicap hurdle.
There’ll be more racing on the cards at Tramore later today – that gets underway at 12.35pm.
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RACHAEL BLACKMORE ENJOYED a hat-trick of winners during a successful day on the opening card of Killarney’s three-day May meeting.
Mr Tambourine Man triumphed on his second run over hurdles when taking the Follow Killarney Races On Instagram Maiden Hurdle to give the Grand National-winning jockey the first leg of her treble when riding for trainer John Halley.
The four-year-old was previously campaigned on the Flat by Aidan O’Brien and joined Halley’s yard in April to embark on his jumping career.
The Galileo gelding was fourth on his hurdling debut at Kilbeggan, a run he built on to come home eight lengths ahead of San Pedro.
THE Classic Handicap Chase (3.00) at Warwick is the big betting race of the weekend, but with the rescheduled Welsh National run so close to this staying event the entry isn’t as strong as usual with only a maximum of 13 set to got to post.
The market is headed by the Alan King-trained NOTACHANCE (nap) and with the stable in such sparkling form it is hard to see beyond the seven-year-old. This lightly raced sort dotted up at Bangor in November and has been kept fresh since then for this stamina sapping affair and off a 7lbs higher mark he has solid claims with more improvement to come.