Review tipperary 16th Aug

< Beau Recall opened her account at the second time of asking when claiming the decent prize on offer in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Maiden at Tipperary.

The 4-1 chance came into this on the back of a promising debut at Fairyhouse in June and looks to have done well in the interim, staying on strongly to master hot-favourite Member State

Member State appeared to have things under control when building up a substantial lead but he was a spent force in the closing stages and had no answer when challenged inside the final furlong, eventually losing out by a length and a quarter.

Dermot Weld's Almanaara (4-7 fav) had too many guns for his rivals in the Book Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden, running out a convincing four length victor.

The son of Shamardal only narrowly missed out at Naas last time and clearly benefited for the return to this longer trip, taking a prominent position from the outset before quickening up well once sent for home by Pat Smullen.

The Follow @TipperaryRaces on Twitter Handicap looked a much more competitive contest on paper but things didn't turn out that way as Lake George (5-1) had three lengths in hand over Clear Focus at the finish.< Hint Of Frost (7-2) claimed first prize in the Fundraising Events At Tipperary Races Handicap but only after favourite Lord Justice had unseated Donnacha O'Brien at the start.

This handed Jessica Harrington's charge a guilt-edged opportunity and he made no mistake, comfortably accounting for Gibson Park by a length and a half.

There was a big shock in the Follow TipperaryRaces On Facebook Handicap as Not Just Any Girl obliged at odds of 50-1.

The five-year-old was beginning to look exposed but left behind some modest recent displays to beat Liberality by half a length.

When the action switched to the jumpers, Linger (12-1) landed the Tipperary Racecourse Centenary Year 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle by two and a half lengths.