Buckley guides Clifftop to win as Tramore Racing Festival kicks off
Hasten Slowly and Ben Harvey (near) win the Bluegrass Maiden Hurdle from In The Trenches (far) at Tramore. Picture: Healy Racing
Tramore’s August festival got underway on Thursday evening and Clifftop earned due reward for his consistency over fences by taking the O’Neill’s Bar Beginners’ Chase for Harry Rogers and jockey Kieren Buckley.
Despite not looking entirely at ease on the track, he kept in touch through the early stages and picked up particularly well at the close of play to collar Killinure Lass, who had looked a certain winner when going clear between the last two fences.
