Review listowel 18th Sep

Portrade (8-1) continued his consistent summer with victory in the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle at Listowel.

The George Stanley-trained five-year-old won twice and placed a further three times on his previous five appearances, and jumped the last slightly down on leader Smiler .

That rival blundered his way out of it, but Macnicholson was closing fast and Portrade had to be very resolute to see him off by half a length.

Security Breach was disappointing on his fencing debut but left that behind with a determined success in the Kevin McManus Beginners Chase.

Rated 131 over timber, the 2-1 chance was far from fluent at his obstacles but, with Benemeade breathing down his neck, he saved a couple of his better leaps for the last two and stayed on for a two-and-a-half-length verdict.

Jockey Paul Townend looked like following up on Buster Dan Dan in the Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle, only to be caught by Memories Of Milan (13-2).

Security Breach's trainer Willie Mullins did complete a double, however, when Daring Carlotta made it three out of three in the Helena Sheahan Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race.

Ross Coakley rode his second winner of this year's Festival when driving Face Value home in the Behans Horseshoe Bar & Restaurant Handicap.

The Jessie Harrington pair of Modem and Kabjoy appeared set to fight it out, but they were collared by 5lb claimer Coakley on the 20-1 shot, who hadn't been seen since December but stuck on well to deny Kabjoy by a neck.

Intisaab broke through in a first-time visor in the Tote Jackpot Guarantee Maiden.

Dermot Weld's even-money favourite had hit the crossbar twice so deserved his three-quarter-length defeat of Chiclet .

No Wunder had the best form heading into the Frank O'Leary Memorial Maiden and justified 11-8 favouritism by a length and three-quarters, while Equation Of Time (10-1) took the Speedy's Bars Moyvane & Ballylongford Handicap.