Clonmel: Stoneville knocks rivals cold with impressive debut.Byline: Reporter: Tony O'Hehir STONEVILLE, winner of his only point-to-point start at Ballingarry in May, made an impressive start to his racecourse career when toying with his rivals in the two-and-a-half-mile maiden hurdle. The JP McManus-owned five-year-old scored by eight lengths under Conor O'Dwyer and was given a 33-1 quote by Boylesports for the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle. However, Cheltenham was the furthest thing from trainer Eric McNamara's mind immediately after the race. He said: "There are no plans for this horse at this stage. He is a very nice type and he could be very good, but we are not going to get carried away by today's win as it was probably a very ordinary maiden. "But we have plenty to look forward to - he could be anything. I don't think he will run again until after Christmas." O'Dwyer was also impressed, saying: "He jumped and travelled super. You couldn't ask for more first time out." McNamara went on to complete a double when Harbour View ground out a dogged four-length win under David Casey in the three-mile handicap hurdle. The winning trainer said: "He's a tough horse but a slow one, and I'm absolutely thrilled for his owner Sean Greaney that this fellow has now won two races in a row. "Sean deserved a change of luck as Harbour View was balloted out of so many races during the year." Spiritual Society, trained by Willie Mullins Willie Mullins (born September 5 1956) [1] is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. He is based at Closutton, Bagnelstown, Co Carlow, Ireland He commenced racehorse training in 1988 [2] for his nephew Emmett and a few of his school pals from Cistercian College, Roscrea Cistercian College, Roscrea is one of Ireland's most prestigious private schools. It is a Catholic 7-day Boarding school for boys founded in 1905. Grounds Located within the grounds of Mount St. , took the two-mile handicap hurdle by four and a half lengths, setting up a double for champion jockey Ruby Walsh Ruby Walsh (born Rupert Walsh on May 14 1979 in Kill, County Kildare) is the reigning Irish National Hunt champion jockey. He is the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh and his wife Helen. , who followed up on Wondersobright, a second winner for trainer Mick Murphy, in the two-and-ahalf-mile handicap chase. Another Mullins with something to celebrate was Tom, the youngest of the three trainer brothers, whose Court Leader landed the two-and-a-half-mile mares' novice chase by four lengths under Robert Power. Leonard Flynn rode his third winner since the weekend when following up previous successes for Charlie Swan Charlie Swan (born January 20 1968)[1] was a former top National Hunt jockey in Ireland in the 1990s. He will always be associated with the great Istabraq, on whom he won 3 Champion Hurdles. on the same trainer's Some Bob Back in the winners' bumper. The winner has schooled well over hurdles and, according to her trainer, will be going that route in the near future. at a glance Star performances War Of Attrition The War of Attrition (Hebrew: מלחמת ההתשה, Arabic: and Rathgar Beau, both of whom emerged with credit when finishing one-two in the feature event One for the future Stoneville routed the opposition in the maiden hurdle, winning by eight lengths Quote of the day "Watching the good ones is getting worse than ever" - trainer Mouse Morris as the tension oozed from him following War Of Attrition's win m Results and analysis start page 64 |
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