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A good week gets better for the McNamaras

Thu 13th Aug 2020, 18:14

Bear Claws and Conor McNamaraBear Claws and Conor McNamara
© Photo Healy Racing

After their success at Ballinrobe on Monday evening with Drifting Back, a good week got better for Limerick father and son, Eric and Conor McNamara, as the Niall Earls-owned Bear Claws triumphed in the Support Tramore Business Maiden Hurdle. Marmolata took them along here but she came back to her rivals and there were a few with chances from before the second last.

A very well backed 11/4 second favourite, Bear Claws, a winner on the Flat for Andy Oliver, stayed on best on the run-in to beat Marmolata and favourite Kendancer by two and three parts of a length and a neck.

"He had a good run to finish fourth in Galway the last day. I was kind of never going to win and I didn't kill him after. He came on well for that run,” the winning rider revealed.

"He jumps like a cat and I'd say that's what won it for him. Hopefully now there will be nice little four-year-old novice hurdle for him somewhere. He can be a dual-purpose horse as well towards the end of the year."

(DM & EM)

1st
11/4
Tote €3.40 €1.30
2nd
2.75L
4/1
€1.50
3rd
nk
11/8Fav
€1.20
4th
1.25L
33/1