Ribee far too hot for the opposition in Bellewstown Ribee absolutely routed his rivals on the soft ground in the Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap over an extended seven-furlongs at Bellewstown., The 14/1 shot made good headway for Wesley Joyce to strike the front over a furlong from home and the race was soon over. He readily asserted in the final furlong and sluiced up by six lengths for the Lee Regan Partnership. Tofino (10/1) was best of the rest and was three-parts of a length up on Dragon Of Malta (9/1). Mick Mulvany said: "He was our horse for Galway and he didn't perform. We couldn't understand the last two runs, he was disappointing. "We put a tongue-tie on him and it seems to have worked the oracle. "He works like a really, really good horse at home." When asked if he thinks he does want soft or heavy ground, he replied: "We know he wants a bit of give in the ground, but to me he has been working like a real good horse. "He was second twice earlier on in the year, but this is the first time that he really brought what he can do to the racecourse. "Hopefully, it will be onwards and upwards. A good job I gave him an entry for Killarney on Monday!"
