Alfa Beats Listowel rivals again

Alfa Beat took top honours in the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel for the second successive year with a superb round of jumping under Barry Geraghty.

The seven-year-old had failed to visit the winner’s enclosure since taking the glory in this valuable contest 12 months ago, and had also subsequently switched trainers from Charles Byrnes to John ’Shark’ Hanlon.