TONY MARTIN, out of luck with Leg Spinner in the Swinton Hurdle at Haydock on Saturday, was back on the big-race trail at Killarney yesterday when Northern Alliance landed the valuable Murphys’ Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle.

THE remarkable King Carew, equally at home on the flat over fences and flights, enjoyed a tenth success when landing the featured Murphys’ Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.