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Review killarney 25th Aug

Thu 25th Aug 2011, 19:50

Jessica Harrington's fine run of form continued apace at Killarney, with the promising Bullock Harbour forming the second leg of a double for the trainer when taking the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle.

The well-supported 9-4 chance tracked front-runner Catcherinscratcher like a hawk and he took up the running in between the final couple of flights.< Rattan came to lay down a strong challenge after the last but Robbie Power wasn't for passing on Bullock Harbour and the pair had half a length to spare at the line.

Harrington and Mark Bolger had earlier struck with jumps newcomer The Quiet Hawk in the Beamish Irish Stoute 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle.

The 12-1 chance picked off long-time leader High Destiny coming to two out and went on to beat Roman Flight by three lengths.

Edward O'Grady is another trainer in good form and he saddled Armaramak to claim the valuable www.lakehotel.com Handicap Chase.

Andrew McNamara produced he 8-1 chance coming to the last and he stayed on well to readily hold the quirky Francis Du Mesnil

The Tom Mullins-trained Alderwood was an easy winner of the McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle, but the race was still in the balance before Memories Of Milan crashed out at the last.

That incident left the Mark Walsh-ridden 11-2 shot to coast home by four lengths.

The Kelly Foley & Co. In Association With Lloyd Fitzpatrick Accountants Beginners Chase saw Delphi Mountain (25-1), trained and ridden by Denis Hogan, beat former classy hurdler De Valira by three and a half lengths.

Noel Meade's Original Option made it second time lucky over the larger obstacles in the Killarney Oaks Hotel Beginners Chase.

Pulled up on his only previous try in this sphere in July, the recent hurdles scorer set the record straight with an impressive seven-length defeat of Derinlaur