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Mangan cool as Ice in bumper

Its The Ice I Like ran out a convincing winner of the concluding bumper at Clonmel.

Gerry Mangan sent his mount on turning for home in the two-mile contest and the Oscar gelding powered home down the straight.

Robert Tyner 's charge pulled clear in the closing stages to post a six-and-a-half length victory over long-time leader Mini Vic

The well-backed 1/2 favourite Moon Over Mandalay failed to pick up back in third.

"It took a while to get him right but we thought he should be thereabouts," said the trainer's wife Mary Tyner.

"He showed an extra gear today. If he doesn't go for a winners bumper he'll go back hurdling."

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.