Icee shortens the journey home for Hourigan Having finished third behind Arizona Flyer, the winner of the first division, on her previous start at Tramore, Icee M B A (7/1) landed the second split of the Toals Bookmakers (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95). Ridden by Tom Hamilton, the daughter of Yeats got past front-running 18/5 favourite Natural Breeze in the final 100 yards to win by a length and a quarter. It was a just a second start in handicaps for the 6-year-old who, in similar vein to the previous winner who had come from Kanturk, made a long journey from Patrickswell Co. Limerick worthwhile for trainer Michael Hourigan. “"I named her after my seven grandchildren at the time and there's an eighth one there now but I couldn't put that one in! "She's not too bad but she is what she is. "You're never confident nowadays, you couldn't be. I was coming here 35 years ago and I was very confident. Confidence isn't around now; you could meet anyone here today now." Quotes from Michael Graham
