April 10, 2012

Irish National Result: Lion roars home in Fairyhouse feature

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Lion Na Bearnai caused an upset in the Irish National at Fairyhouse

Lion Na Bearnai caused an upset in the Irish National at Fairyhouse

Thomas Gibney's Lion Na Bearnai showed thorough stamina reserves to deny the Edward o'Grady-trained Out Now in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse...

Gibney has just a handful of horses at his County Meath base but he proved he can produce on the big stage with Lion Na Bearnai, the 10-year-old defying a huge Betfair Starting Price of [71.24] (and in-running odds of [150.0]) in the three-mile-five-furlong handicap chase.

Providing 3-lb conditional Andrew Thornton with his most high-profile success to date, Lion Na Bearnai got the better of the Paddy Mangan-ridden Out Now in the closing stages, finishing four and a half lengths to the good in a 29-runner field.

Jonjo O'Neill's Cheltenham Festival winner Alfie Sherrin fared best of the two British contenders in third, with Kieran Purcell's Paddy Pub back in fourth. [9.8] favourite Four Commanders was disappointing and finished fourth of the four Gigginston House Stud representatives.

With Saturday's Aintree Grand National in mind, it's worth pointing out that Ted Walsh's Seabass (currently trading at [29.0]) beat Out Now by seven and a half lengths when they met in a Leopardstown handicap in January.

Trainer Shark Hanlon has issued an upbeat bulletin regards his Grand National runner Alfa Beat, suggesting that punters who overlook the horse do so at their peril......

Get Me Out Of Here finally landed the decent prize his consistent efforts have deserved when winning the Grade Two Keelings Irish Strawberry Hurdle at Fairyhouse......

Akeed Mofeed, well backed in recent days for the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, will miss the race through injury....


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