Review tramore 30th May

Published at May 30, 2014, 21:30

Alelchi Inois is pushed out on the run-in by Ruby Walsh, with Steps To Freedom way back in second
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Alelchi Inois got away to a winning start to his fencing career when he dismissed the classy Steps To Freedom in the Find Us On Facebook Beginners Chase at Tramore.

The Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old (11-8), twice a winner over hurdles, was settled in second place by Ruby Walsh as Steps To Freedom took them along in the two-mile contest, and he closed up easily before sweeping past going to the second-last obstacle.

The ex-French gelding jumped the last two with plenty of zest as the favourite laboured behind him, and he came away to win easily by 20 lengths to complete a double for the trainer and jockey.

Earlier, Ashjar was never far away from the front-running Enjoy Responsibly in the Launch Of The August Racing Festival 14th To 17th Maiden Hurdle and took over with three to jump before landing a straightforward victory for the Mullins team.

Honey Pound came out of the pack to challenge in the closing stages, but Walsh got a better jump out of Ashjar at the final flight and the 7-4 favourite was quickly into his stride to score by a length and a half.

The Mick Winters-trained Samantha Jones (11-4 favourite), making her fencing debut, skipped round the tight track in front under Davy Russell and had only to be driven out to dispose of Dale Street by two and three-quarter lengths in the Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Beginners Chase.

Punters were left scratching their heads after the Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle when Mick Cullen's unconsidered 33-1 shot War Of The Pennys got the better of another outsider, Missed Cloud , to win by three lengths under amateur Eddie Keating.

Cullen doubled up when Andrew Lynch cleared away going to the second-last on Offside Rule (10-1), whose only previous victory came in a point-to-point, and held on by half a length in the Book Online At tramore-racecourse.com Handicap Chase.

Philip Enright got Eddie Cawley's Never Said That (8-1) up by a neck from favourite Royal Chief in the shadow of the post in a thrilling finish to the www.tramore-racec