The Peter Fahey trained Alton Bay justified strong market confidence to win the opening BBQ Evening At Tramore Races (Ladies) Maiden at Tramore today, under Katie Walsh.

The son of Pushkin was backed from 2/1 in the morning into even money favouritism and eventually was produced by Walsh to lead a furlong out, for a comfortable win over Little King Robin

Afterwards Fahey stated “he's a little dinger! He has improved a good bit from last year when he just wasn’t strong enough and is a different horse this season.

“He will probably go back over hurdles, a little winners of one somewhere and we'll keep him to the smaller trackers at the moment; he handles them well and he loves the quick ground.”

Quotes from Donal Murphy