State Pension on the market after easy bumper win Touched off on his recent debut at Listowel, State Pension (2/1) was displaced from favouritism by Garahon (6/4 fav) ahead of Tipperary's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction INH Flat Race but proved far superior to that rival on the track as he scored easily in the hands of Adam Ryan. Trained by Harry Kelly for Gemma O'Mahoney, the Diamond Boy gelding sat second to the front-running Garahon before heading that one over a furlong out. Despite looking green in front, he soon stretched clear to beat the market leader by 11 lengths. For trainer Kelly, it was some compensation after his Glen Kiln had looked set to land the Grade 3 Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle at this venue yesterday before making a bad mistake at the last and  unseating Brian Hayes.  Kelly said of his winner: "He went to Listowel and he had never been off the bridle before. The track was sharp there and was probably too sharp again for him today.  “Adam said after Listowel, the bigger the track, the better he’ll be. “I think he’s a very good horse. We thought we’d have him sold after Listowel, it was a perfect opportunity after being beaten a nose, but nothing came from it. He’s for sale. “He’s only starting. We’ve thought a lot of him for a while. "Every pensioner in the country will be after backing him!” Additional reporting by Gary Carson
