North Shore lands the odds in Killarney opener North Shore landed odds of 4/6 in the opener at a sunny Killarney, the Killarney Avenue Hotel Maiden Hurdle over two miles, one furlong. The French-bred, a Flat winner in his native land, had twice made the frame behind leading juvenile hurdler Narciso Has in Graded contests at Leopardstown. Here, he was to the fore throughout and pulled clear with market rival Portnahapple from the second-last before keeping on well to defeat that rival by a length and a-half. Troy Cullen, assistant to winning trainer Gavin Cromwell said "We kept it nice and straightforward as when you are the best horse, you just want to pop out in front and keep it nice and simple. Keith said he won well in the end, I'd say the runner-up is a good horse and they finished 19 lengths clear. "He is a 133-rated horse so should be winning a maiden and I'm delighted for the owners Owen Daley, who is here today, and Richard Fleming. Owen left at 2am to get here from Wolverhampton, so it is great it worked out." Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
