The four finishers of the featured Bank Of Scotland Steeplechase jumped the second last upsides before the Noel Meade trained Star Clipper battled best to defeat 33/1 outsider Kayte Lane by a length, with Sergeant Bill seven lenghts further behind. According to Meade, the winner prefers soft ground and may now be given a break.
Quite a few of the 72 member Mountain Dew Racing Club were in the photograph in the winners enclosure after their Rockstown Boy defeated his fourteen rivals on his first start over hurdles in the two and a half mile maiden hurdle. Charles Byrnes's inmate will run in either Tralee or Cork next.
The Jim Dreaper trained Cherry Hunter made most of the running when winning the three mile beginners chase under RobbiePower. Dreaper's wife Patricia later mentioned that seven year old needs soft ground and may now be left off for the Summer.
Trainer Anne-Marie Winters saddled her first winner when Come Alive stayed on well after the last under Shay Barry to defeat Favourite Son by four and a half lengths.
Shay Barry later completed a double on the Willie Mullins-trained Killultagh Thunder in the second division of the beginners chase. Supreme Touch was challenging when crashing out at the last fence, leaving Killultagh Thunder to win by fourteen lenghts.
