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Review TRAMORE 23RD NOV

Ruby Walsh edged 11 clear of nearest pursuer Barry Geraghty at the head of the championship race courtesy of a double.

Walsh, who is now on the 43 winner mark for the current campaign, completed his brace on Henry de Bromhead's River Clodagh (9/4f) who came home 15L clear after the chasing Monifeth Man fell at the last.

'I've always rated him as a good horse and he did the job well there,' said de Bromhead of the Be My Native gelding.

Waterford pharmacist Tom Carroll, owner of River Clodagh, earlier had his colours carried to victory in the 2m4f maiden hurdle aboard the Dessie Hughes-trained First Hand (5/1-9/2) and Kieran Kelly.

Kelly's mount held the late surge of Reggae Rhythm (6/4-11/8f) by a rapidly diminishing head in the 2m4f maiden hurdle.

'A bicycle race,' was the brief summary of the 2m rated hurdle by winning trainer Ted Walsh after his son Ruby enjoyed an armchair ride to initiate his brace on Make My Day.

'The form of the oppositon wasn't that much of a worry beforehand so she was entitled to win that race - a bicycle race,' summed up the Grand National-winning trainer.

Tramore-born former rider Paul Roche, who spent several years as assistant to his father John before acquiring a licence in his own right only last month, duly opened his training account when Hazarfen landed the 2m handicap chase.

Course specialist Hazarfen was recording his fourth victory and a third success from five outings at the southern track.

Never More, purchased privately by Edward O'Grady for his mother Mary in France last Spring, survived a terrible blunder at the final flight to justify favouritism under Philip Fenton in the 2m maiden hurdle.

'He's come on for his last race in Naas and could be a nice horse. I'm hoping he's big enough to jump a fence later on,' said the winning handler.

Jackpot punters got off to a terrible start when 12/1 shot Executive Pine sprang a surprise for Ken Whelan in the 2m handicap hurdle but in the end just one lucky patron scooped #1,675.50.