Allen treble sends locals into raptures

Star performance

Fiveafterfour powered up the hill having made virtually all on her debut winners-of-three on maiden Prophet’s Corner, the outsider of three runners

Th e re cen t Ne na gh runner-up also benefited from front-running tactics and always held an unassailable lead before beating Inchidaly Robin by an eased down 16 lengths on his third start.

Owner-trainer Allen, who has four horses under his care, said: “The soft ground makes a big difference to him He’ll now run in another winners’ race.”

The rider brought up his treble on Dripsey Moon for local dair y farmer Stevie

O’Donoghue in the Cotters Bar, Butchers Bar & Ahernes Bar adjacent hunts maiden.

Dripsey Moon, who finished second on his previous start at Knockanard, disputed the running throughout and had to dig deep to beat the staying-on newcomer Rushmount by a length in the closest finish of the afternoon.

Just as with Prophet’s Corner, Dripsey Bar returned to a rapturous reception from local racegoers.

O’Donoghue, based just over a mile from the course in

Macroney, said Dripsey Moon, owned by his fiancée Sharon Kelly, would go for a winners’ race unless sold.

Harley Dunne was all smiles after his victory on newcomer

Finn Lough, whom he also owns and trains, in the Goffs UK Aintree Sale four-year-old maiden as the son of Milan is named after the Fermanagh resort where he and fiancée

Aisling Byrne became engaged in June

Finn Lough, having done well to survive a blunder six out, was a close third when the pair in front, Jasmin Bellevue and Long Draw, fell two out. He then accounted for Whatchagotder by six lengths

Johnny Barry limbered up for his brave front-running ride on Mahler Mission in yesterday’s Na tion al Hu nt Ch as e by landing the Tattersalls NH, Radley Engineering & Condons Builders Kilworth five- and sixyear-old geldings’ maiden on the Al an Ah ern -tr ai ned Flemensface

The six-year-old, a close relative of Master Minded, led from three out to see off Dusautior by six lengths

After making the running, then being headed two out in The Village Inn open, Ian Do nogh ue ’s Ol dt ow n runner-up Vis Ta Loi hit back under Alex Harvey to lead from the last to beat Dashing Perk by four lengths Vis Ta Loi will now contest the Fairyhouse hunter chase at Easter, owner Nicholas O’Reilly said.