Tanyard thwarts Becks’ hat-trick attempt

Whytanyard Paul thwarted Carrigmore Becks’s attempt to collect his third Cup of the season at Galbally yesterday.

The runner-up had been successful in All-Aged Cups at Abbeydorney and Kilmallock this season and was favourite in yesterday’s final to add to his tally. However after leading for most of the way he was caught in the closing stages and beaten three lengths for the opening score by Whytanyard Paul, who got in for a further score afterwards to take the prize.

Having being runner-up to Murty’s Shadow in the final of the Derby Trial Stake at Glanworth this season, Gaytime Chesney went one better in yesterday’s Derby Trial Stake. In the final he came up against Ned’s Express and, coming from behind, got up to take the initial points by a length and had a further score afterwards.

The Oaks Trial Stake provided the most exciting final of the afternoon when Hollyoak Rayana, who had been beaten in finals at Crohane and Killenaule and Glanworth, booked her passage to Clonmel by the narrowest of margins.

She led from slips by Tommy’s Dale but in the closing stages the hare veered right to favour the white collar and Hollyoak Rayana got the verdict in a course in which there was only the one turn.