Molly Hall makes most under fine ride from Cal Shine. Molly Hall stepped up on anything she had shown to date when making nearly all the running under Cal Shine to record a surprise win in the concluding John Thomas McNamara Series(Q.R.) Handicap at Clonmel. Sent off at 18/1 given her form figures of 009-90, the Barry Fitzgerald trained five year old was sent straight to the front by her young jockey, barely seeing another rival. A Mere Bagatelle headed the mare for a few strides leaving the back straight but Shine soon had his mount back in the lead. Keeping on strongly when asked to go and win her race over a furlong out, the daughter of Parish Hall had a comfortable three lengths to spare over Walnut Beach at the line. It was a second career winner under rules for jockey Cal Shine. He has 14 point-to-point winners to his name and rides out for Eugene O'Sullivan, Louis Archdeacon and Richard O'Brien. Barry Fitzgerald said: "She ran ok the last day when she got outpaced in Navan and I thought she was going to finish last but she stayed going. I saw this race (over 2m1f) last week and she was nine on the ballot to get in so I was lucky to get her in, especially being lowly-rated. "She is a hardy devil, relaxed in front and Cal Shine gave her a good ride and did what I asked him to do." "She'll jump hurdles in time but we'll look for a similar handicap next."
