Hogan and Sheridan team up for double

Tipperary Racing Scene

Fozzy Stack landed the first winner at Gowran Park on Wednesday where the well-supported Varshini in the seven-furlong maiden.

The strong 7/4 favourite raced up with the leaders under Seamie Heffernan and led over a furlong from the finish to beat the Danny Murphy-trained Kilmood Susan by two and a quarter lengths.

Another three-year-old filly on the mark was the Donnacha O'Brien-trained Dahlia Noir. Ridden by Gavin Ryan, the 3/1 favourite was also always up with the pace and she too led before the furlong-pole to beat Joe Murphy’s Lady Lilac by half a length.

Andy Slattery and his son Andrew took the eight-furlong handicap with the Pat Garvey-owned Scott Key. A 100/30 favourite, he came from a little off the pace to lead passing the two-furlong pole before racing clear to win by four and three-parts of a length from the Michael Mulvany-trained Ribee, under Wesley Joyce.

Sam Coen was in the saddle as the 7/2 chance Bobbi Rosa gave Andy Slattery his second success in as many days when taking the five-furlong maiden at Tipperary on Thursday.

Owned by Damien Moore, the three-year-old led a furlong out and had plenty in hand in beating Jessica Harrington’s even money favourite Passing Phase by two and three-parts of a length.

Denis Hogan and Joey Sheridan took the handicap over the same distance with the Mary Hogan and Michael O’Brien-owned three-year-old Sarahmae. A 13/2 shot, she got the better of Steel Magnolia, ridden by Nathan Crosse for Willie McCreery, by a length and a half.

Ben Coen landed a late double and he shared his winners with trainer Johnny Murtagh. The pair won the nine-furlong handicap with the 2/1 favourite Onemorechance which beat Matthew Smith’s Cala Bonita by two and a quarter lengths in the colours of the Whyte Hickey Rafter Kilkenny Syndicate, whose members include Dublin footballer Ciaran Kilkenny.

6/1 shot Cheeky Wink completed the double when scoring an easier win in the concluding 12-furlong handicap. Owned in partnership by Barnane Stud and Owen Heffer, the four-year-old led over a furlong from home to beat Alan McIntyre’s Rock Of Ireland by an easy three and a quarter lengths, her second career success from just eight starts.

Paddy Twomey and Billy Lee combined to take the seven-furlong maiden with Admiral Churchill at Limerick on Friday. At odds of 100/30, the three-year-old made much of the running and came home half a length to the good over Joseph O'Brien’s favourite Hostility.

Joe Murphy’s four-year-old Victoria Kesia took the eight-furlong maiden by a similar margin. The Gary Carroll-ridden 5/1 chance led close to the finish to beat Navy Waters, ridden for Willie McCreery by Billy Lee.

Church Mountain was a second winner for Denis Hogan and Joey Sheridan in less than 24 hours as he landed the opening division of the eight-furlong maiden. Owned by Joseph Kelly, the seven-year-old raced up with the pace and led a furlong and a half from the finish to win by two and a half lengths from Kieran Cotter’s favourite Martinelli.

Fozzy Stack notched up his second winner of the week as the Seamie Heffernan-ridden Bay Colony took the 12-furlong fillies’ maiden. The 2/1 chance led after the two-furlong pole to beat the Joseph O'Brien-trained Matrice by three-parts of a length.

Henry de Bromhead stole the show at Kilbeggan on Friday when sending out three winners, sharing a double with Darragh O'Keeffe and a single winner with Rachael Blackmore.

Magic Day was first off the mark as she won the near two and a half-mile mares’ handicap hurdle with O’Keeffe in the saddle. The 7/1 chance got the better of Jarlath Fahey’s Bayou Belle at the final hurdle to score by half a length in the colours of Chris Jones.

Rachael Blackmore was in the saddle as the Robcour-owned Look To The West took the mares’ beginners' chase. An odds-on favourite, she led at the fourth-last fence and was three and a half-lengths clear of Ted Walsh’s Gaoth Chuil at the line.

The eight-year-old Freddie Robdal completed the trainer’s treble in the two and a half-mile handicap chase. In the colours of the Dave Clerkin Racing Club, the O’Keeffe-ridden 16/1 chance led at the final fence to beat Arthur Moore’s favourite Three In A Row by a length and a half.

World champion stayer Kyprios was the undoubted star as Aidan O'Brien shared three winners with Ryan Moore at Navan on Saturday.

There first success came as the two-year-old Charles Darwin made all the running to take the near six-furlong maiden. An odds-on favourite, he drew clear from well over a furlong out to beat Ger Lyons’ Harmani by five and a half lengths.

A Group 1 winner last season, the three-year-old Whistlejacket made a winning return for the Ballydoyle team in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Committed Stakes.

The 5/4 favourite had a little to do passing the furlong-pole, but he picked up well to lead in the closing stages, denying his own stable companion Ides Of March, ridden by Wayne Lordan, by half a length.

Kyprios was a two-length winner on his seasonal bow in the Listed Bar One Racing Vintage Crop Stakes.

He won the race for the third time when leading over a furlong from the finish to beat Willie McCreery by a comfortable two lengths, his sixteenth career success. All three winners will be part of the trainer’s Royal Ascot team.

Ben Coen and Johnny Murtagh took the 10-furlong median auction maiden with the 6/1 chance Reyenzi. She went right away inside the final furlong to beat Joe Murphy’s 7/2 shot Vorfreude by five lengths.

A week before he’s crowned champion trainer in Ireland for the 19th time, Willie Mullins landed his second British trainers’ championship at Sandown on Saturday.

On the final day of the season, Mullins comfortably overhauled Dan Skelton to win by £199,508 with wins during the afternoon for the Paul Townend-ridden Gaelic Warrior and Il Etait Temps, ridden by Danny Mullins to beat Jonbon in the Grade 1 bet365 Celebration Chase, and placed efforts from Lombron, High Class Hero, Spanish Harlem and Grangeclare West in the bet365 Gold Cup Handicap chase, sealing the deal.

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