Bear shines in Murtagh treble

Johnny Murtagh can do no wrong at present and fresh from picking up the top jockey award at Glorious Goodwood last week he was in treble form at Naas on Monday.

Murtagh won on 11-4 favourite Harriers Call in the Naas Handicap for John Hayden, 2-1 favourite Festival Princess for his old friend Mick Halford, and red-hot 2-7 favourite Black Bear Island for his Ballydoyle bosses in the Coolmore Aussie Rules EBF Maiden.