O'Keeffe again the beneficiary as Walsh misses another winner Eric McNamara is up and running at this year’s Listowel Festival after Tumbling On routed her three rivals in the Kinisla Cheestrings Irish EBF Mares Hurdle over two and a half miles. The scopey daughter of Walk In The Park, a maiden winner at Roscommon last month, raced in second before taking over from Easter Bonnet on the run to two out and she readily came clear to beat Le Nez Creux by a facile 16 lengths. Mark Walsh, who missed a winner after being kicked by intended mount Danny Power before the first race and was subsequently stood down for the day, again missed out here with Darragh O’Keeffe once more the beneficiary. McNamara quipped "If we could get enough of these horses, people would think I was a good trainer! "She is a lovely mare and has improved with every run. I'd like to think that she isn't finished yet, as she stays well and jumps well. "I was delighted to get her to train in the first place, and I'm privileged to train for the owners, who I've known for a long time. Paul Shanahan came to me one day to say he would send me a horse, along with the boss (John Magnier). "She will go up in grade now and there is a nice mares' race for her at Cheltenham in November. I don't see why she can't go on and take on the next grade - whether she beats them is another day's work, but she is entitled to take them on anyway. He added "It was unfortunate for Mark Walsh to miss out, but we had a good substitute." Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
