Alfa does the business again

ALFA BEAT, successful in the race a year earlier, did the business again when storming to victory in yesterday’s Guinness Kerry National at Listowel.

Alfa does the business again
Thu, 15 Sep, 2011 - 01:00
Pat Keane

In 2010 he was trained by Charles Byrnes, but was bought at the sales at Doncaster for £75,000 and is now in the care of Shark Hanlon, who was enjoying his biggest success to date.

He is owned by American, Irvin S. Naylor, after Hanlon had been asked by Tom Foley — who trains for Naylor in the States — to find a possible English National horse.

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CourtsRacingPlace: ListowelPlace: DoncasterPlace: AmericaPlace: AintreePlace: Fosters CrossPlace: BallybritPlace: CurraghPlace: ArthurPlace: Ballygarry House HotelPlace: Bullock HarbourPlace: CorkPlace: BallybunionPerson: Charles ByrnesPerson: Shark HanlonPerson: Irvin S. NaylorPerson: HanlonPerson: Tom FoleyPerson: NaylorPerson: FoleyPerson: Fosters CrossPerson: Barry GeraghtyPerson: LegendPerson: ByrnesPerson: BarryPerson: TomPerson: GeraghtyPerson: LenabanePerson: Ruby WalshPerson: Arthur MoorePerson: John OxxPerson: Ben CurtisPerson: UnityPerson: Celtic SopranoPerson: OxxPerson: Noel MeadePerson: MeadePerson: LeatherwoodPerson: Declan McDonoghPerson: McDonoghPerson: Kevin BroderickPerson: MirandaPerson: GirlPerson: ClarkeyPerson: Alan CroweEvent: Guinness Kerry NationalEvent: National HuntEvent: Galway PlateEvent: Fred Winter HurdleEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Listowel StakesEvent: Finale StakesEvent: HandicapEvent: Seamus Mulvaney Handicap ChaseOrganisation: AlfaOrganisation: NationalOrganisation: What A CharmOrganisation: Tavern Times
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