Review kilbeggan 29th Apr Annie May made no impact in a hot Listed chase at Fairyhouse on Monday but appreciated the drop in class as she landed the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase at Kilbeggan.Lady Fowler's eight-year-old was well in touch going out on to the final circuit and when Coolharbour Breeze jumped to the front in the closing stages, Mark Bolger had the move covered.Annie May (6-1) led approaching the final fence and had plenty in the locker as she cleared away to score by nine lengths.Pistol Jack looked to have the Sean Hughes Memorial Handicap Chase won when he shook off Guts For Garters, but it was not to be as Artiste Bay was still on the premises.Eoin Griffin's 8-1 chance responded well to Eddie O'Connell's driving to lead on the run-in and forge clear by three lengths.Caribbean Sea was never far off the pace in the Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle and took over with three to jump, but he had to dig deep for John Cullen before springing a 25-1 surprise.Pacesetter Akatara stuck to her task grimly once headed and forced John Hanlon's charge to pull out all the stops to score by half a length.Larkin looked to be going best entering the final stages of the Greville Arms Hotel Handicap Hurdle and soon put the race to bed when Robbie Colgan asked for an effort.The Patrick Downey-trained 8-1 shot was upsides The Tinker Murray two out and pulled clear to win by four and a half lengths.Davy Russell was stood down for the rest of the evening after a fall on Inter Mutanda.Colin Bowe's Knockreigh (16-1) caught favourite Dr Anubis at the third-last in the Kilbeggan Races Patrons Club Maiden Hurdle and was kept up to his work by Harley Dunne to land a comfortable 10-length victory over Macarthur.It was a first success on his first ride for the young jockey.
