Review killarney 13th Jul

< Syann came out best in a thrilling finish to the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Killarney as the in-form David Marnane team landed a double.

The grey was one of several in with a chance entering the final furlong and she had to be brave to squeeze through a gap between placed pair Norah Starr and favourite Sceal Nua to score by half a length.

While Sam James was producing the 14-1 shot there was no such luck for Spirit Of Cuba who appeared full of running but could not get through when it tightened up in the closing stages.< Grace And Beauty (8-1) completed the double for the Marnane yard after arriving on the scene fast and late in the John O'Connor Welding & Engineering Ltd Handicap.

James looked to have sewn up his own brace when pacesetter Give Me Shelter held a good lead, but Declan McDonogh passed almost the entire field on Grace And Beauty and won by a length and a quarter.

Takeyourcapoff (100-30) followed up a creditable second to Jumbo Rio over hurdles 10 days earlier by winning on the level for the first time in the Killarney Oils Ltd Maiden.

Odds-on favourite Sam Lord's Castle went for home with over a quarter of a mile to go, but Jessie Harrington's six-year-old stayed on stoutly to collar him 100 yards out and win by three-quarters of a length under Fran Berry.

The feature jumps race, the Sheahans Bar Killorglin Handicap Hurdle, was won in commanding fashion by Eddie O'Connell on the Ken Condon-trained Sebadee

The 13-2 shot went on from three out and though he made a hash of the last flight, he recovered to score well by nine lengths.

That was a double for O'Connell, who rousted along Darenjan (3-1) to hold Traffic Article by half a length in the O'Keeffe's Marquee Hire Rathmore Beginners Chase.< Hot Friend (5-1 joint-favourite) was an easy winner of the ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase for Philip Enright.