Eric McNamara and his son Conor teamed up for a huge win with Real Steel earlier this week and they enjoyed further success closer to home in Limerick as Alpesh Amin took the Connolly’s Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle.

The well-backed gelding, backed on track from 4/1 into 11/4, threw two great jumps in the straight landing in front after the last to beat Ik’s Man by a length and three quarters. Purse Price was just three quarters of a length further back in third.

Eric McNamara said, “It was lovely to win that race for Olivia Long who is a wonderful owner of mine.

“He a lovely Flemensfirth horse who was second in a bumper and placed over hurdles so he was entitled to win.

“Donagh Meyler took up the running (on Chautuaqua about a mile and a quarter from home and that was the best thing that could happen for us to put some pace into the race as all our lad does is stay.

“He’ll probably go handicapping now over two and a half miles and could go for the final of this series.

“I don’t see any reason why he won’t jump a fence in time.”