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- Review killarney 18th Jul
Review killarney 18th Jul
Joseph O'Brien went clear at the top of the jockeys' championship after riding Chamonix to victory for his father, Aidan, at Killarney.
The red-hot rider, winner of the apprentice title last term, was remarkably registering his 11th success in the space of a week and had little trouble justifying 4-5 favouritism on Chamonix.
The Galileo colt stepped up considerably on the form of his debut sixth at Leopardstown to run out a ready winner of the Sika Signs Maiden.
After settling on the shoulder of the leader, Clondaw Warrior for most of the race, he forged into a clear lead passing the two-pole and kept up a relentless gallop to beat Bob Lingo by 12 lengths.
The winning rider was denied a double on the night when Beach Of Falesa could manage only fourth in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap.
The combination of a busy recent schedule and a 10lb penalty proved too much for the hat-trick seeking filly, as the Andrew Oliver-trained Jazz Girl (20-1) caused an upset by beating Queens Visit by half a length in the hands of Gary Carroll.
Ben Curtis got another fine tune out of Pat Martin's California Rose (11-2) in the Killarney Oils Ltd. Handicap.
The same partnership had combined to good effect at Bellewstown earlier in the month and the filly defied her revised rating with a two-length defeat of Money Spider
Jim Dreaper's Go All The Way landed some hefty bets in the John Buckley Auctioneers Beginners Chase.
The 11-10 favourite jumped his rivals silly on his way to an 11-length triumph and provided Davy Russell with his fourth winner of the week, from as many rides.
The Ladbrokes Handicap Chase went to 16-1 shot Black Mac who made every yard under Paul Carberry, while Black Benny (6-1) won the Bunkers Bar Killorglin Handicap Hurdle in the hands of Denis Hogan.