Review tipperary 17th Apr

< I Knew Well followed up his last-time-out success with a convincing victory in the Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Rated Novice Hurdle at Tipperary.

Tom Taaffe's six-year-old hadn't been winning out of turn at Wexford as he had previously posted four runner-up finishes on the spin, and he was sent off the 6-4 favourite to double up in the familiar colours of JP McManus.

Niall Madden soon had him at the head of affairs and though he was pestered by Shabra's Bertolini coming down the straight, he always looked in control and passed the post two and three-quarter lengths to the good.

USA was sent of the 10-3 outsider of four on his return from a 200-day lay-off in the Fundraising Events At Tipperary Races Rated Novice Chase and won with some ease.

Paul Townend anchored the Stephen Mahon-trained eight-year-old at the back after Hurricane Ridge departed early, but he jumped up into the lead at the fourth-last and was always travelling best from there to score by four and a quarter lengths.< Miradane held a long lead in the tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Chase, but Andrew Lynch swept past in the same colours on the Henry de Bromhead-trained Never Complain passing the omitted final fence and the 6-1 shot scored by four and three-quarter lengths.< Voisey's Bay did most of the work up front in the Join The Tipperary Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle and Tom Foley's 4-1 chance asserted between the last two under Roger Loughran to beat the eyecatching High Tail It by four and three-quarter lengths.

The stewards were not impressed by the runner-up's fast-finishing display and fined trainer Jessie Harrington 1,000 euros while suspending Mark Bolger for seven days and the horse for 42 days.< Give Her Bach (9-2) led two out under Pierce Gallagher and took the Book Online At tipperaryraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle by three-quarters of a length, while Hard Bought (16-1) was driven out by Brian O'Connell to win the Like Tipperary Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle by a neck.