Royal County Star Heads The Kerry National Betting A maximum of eighteen runners and three reserves have been declared for the highlight of the seven day Listowel festival, the Guinness Kerry National.The line-up for the ?160,000 contest is headed by Dermot Weld's dual William Hill Galway Plate winner Ansar, who will have to carry the top weight of 11st 10 in Wednesday's feature. However the 4-1 favourite for the race with William Hill is Tony Martin's hat trick seeking Royal County Star.Other notable entries include last years winner Bothar Na, and Noel Meade's Galway Plate runner-up Ballyagran.William Hill's Irish spokesman Tony Kenny commented 'Tony Martin is renowned for getting horses cherry ripe for the big occasion, and I don't think anyone would too be shocked if he picked up the winners cheque for the Kerry National' He continued 'Royal County Star has been very impressive on his last two starts, and that form coupled with the fact that he's trained by the handicap king Tony Martin, makes him a very worthy favourite in our eyes' Final PricesGuinness Kerry National (William Hill Bet): 4-1 Royal County Star, 6-1 Ballyagran, 13-2 Emotional Article, 7-1 Ballycullen Boy, 9-1 Bothar Na. 10-1 Ansar, 11-1 Ursumman. 16-1 A New Story, Ponmeoath,.Wolf Creek, 18-1 Darby Wall, 20-1 Chicago Vic, 22-1 Just In Debt, 25-1 Time To Sell, 33-1 Barrow Drive, Il En Reve, Openide, Vic Ville, E/W ? 1-2-3-4 Reserves (All SP): Phelans Fancy, De Chirico, Millanymare
