Eagle can get off mark over fences

ALPINE EAGLE, useful on the flat and over flights, can enjoy a first success over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Beginners Chase at Ballinrobe tonight.

Tue, 31 May, 2011 - 01:00

Pat Keane

He made a promising enough start at Killarney two weeks ago and, hopefully, Jessica Harrington’s charge can now build on that.

The seven-year-old finished third behind Big Dano and Meritorious, after going off a somewhat uneasy favourite.

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Courts Racing Place: Ballinrobe Place: Killarney Place: Punchestown Place: Limerick Person: Eagle Person: Jessica Harrington Person: Big Dano Person: Willie Mullins Person: John Berry Person: Somatic Event: Connacht Telegraph Maiden Hurdle Event: Punchestown Event: Sheridan Electrical Castlebar Handicap Hurdle Organisation: Stallion Farms’Organisation: Irish Stallion Farms’Organisation: Mullins’

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