Cadatharla takes win nin thrilling Tote Killarney National

Victory completed a double for the winning owner as Birdie Or Bust, trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by Mark Walsh, earlier made all in the mares’ beginners’ chase named in memory of the late, great Donie Sheahan.

THRILLER: Cadatharla and Gavin Brouder win for trainer Colm Murphy and owner JP McManus with Frank Berry pictured. Pic: Healy Racing

On the opening day of Killarney’s May meeting, the Tote Killarney National topped the bill and it provided a thriller, in which Cadatharla, ridden by Gavin Brouder for Colm Murphy, just got the better of Paggane and Paul Townend.

The latter travelled well to lead into the straight but the patiently ridden Cadatharla moved up to challenge from two out. He was the less fluent of the two at the final fence but picked up again under pressure to force a photo finish, in which he was shown to have prevailed by the minimum distance.