Review ballinrobe 28th Aug

< Osana made a welcome return to winning ways in the Water Towers Chase at Ballinrobe.

Without a win since his novice chasing days, the 2008 Champion Hurdle runner-up wasn't disgraced when eighth in the Galway Plate earlier in the month and took full advantage of a drop in class.

Edward O'Grady's 11-8 favourite jumped well for Mark Walsh and hit the front at the last before pulling five lengths clear of the running-on Sports Line < Missunited won as she was entitled to under Seamie Heffernan in the Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Maiden.

Michael Winters' mare, a dual bumper winner in 2011 and successful in a Listowel maiden hurdle earlier this summer, went one place better than on her recent Flat debut at Leopardstown.

Beaten a short-head by Oilily that day, the 4-7 favourite made amends with a two and three-quarter length victory over Train Of thought.< Hartside needed maximum assistance from Ben Curtis to complete a hat-trick in the McWilliam Park Hotel Claremorris Handicap.

The 4-6 market leader was being pushed along over half a mile from the finish, at which point Marlos Moment took over from Boxer Beat in the lead.

But Curtis brought Thomas Carmody's charge with a steady run entering the straight and he stayed on dourly to claim the spoils by a neck.< Jpevie maintained John McConnell's excellent run of form when following up last week's Bellewstown win in the Ballinrobe On Course Vets Rated Race.

Never far off the early pace set by Dream Applause and Phangio the 2-1 favourite hit the front turning in and Gary Carroll just had to keep him up to his work to hold Curl Cat two by three-quarter lengths.

The Friends Of Western Alzheimers Handicap went to yet another market leader in the shape of Joanna Morgan's Daigreen (5-2), ridden by Pat Smullen.