3 at Galway for McManus and Geraghty J P McManus and Barry Geraghty combined for a treble at Galway as trainer Tom Mullins maintained his fine run of form with Scoir Mear taking the John Mulholland Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle. The earlier McManus and Geraghty winners were Kalopsia (Joseph O'Brien) and Hash Brown (Michael Hourigan). Here Scoir Mear, the 7/2 market-leader, was too strong up the run-in for Call Vinnie, prevailing by three lengths. "The handicapper gave him a slap for winning the last day and it took us four months to get him back," revealed Mullins. "He should be a nice money spinner and he's a nice chaser in the making." The winner was his third in two days for J.P. McManus and he added: "There are two or three sets of colours running racing at the moment, and I wouldn't be training National Hunt horses now if it wasn't for Mr McManus." (TW & EM)
