JOSEPH O’Brien’s Winner Takes Itall lived up to his name as he landed the Bar One Racing ‘Bellewstown’ Handicap Hurdle and set himself up for a €25,000 bonus if going on to win the Guinness Galway Hurdle this month.

The six-year-old gelding travelled well for Simon Torrens and the pair improved to lead after the third last in this extended two-mile feature. They moved clear after the next and weren’t extended in hitting the line four and a quarter lengths clear at 6/1.

Torrens, in J.P. McManus’ colours, said: “He’s a nice little horse. We went a proper gallop and the race kind of fell apart but he kept to the task well. I’d say the drier ground helped him massively today, he appreciates a bit of nice ground.

“Hopefully (he is a Galway horse), that will be up to Joseph and J.P. where he goes next.”

O’Brien and McManus also scored earlier on the card with Persia who looked to have a facile task on paper in the Bar One Racing Bet On Euro 2020 Novice Hurdle.

This Galileo gelding reached a mark of 100 on the flat for Aidan O’Brien before winning his maiden hurdle in Punchestown for Joseph. He went off at the prohibitive odds of 1/6 for this contest and made all to cruise in by 15 lengths under Mark Walsh.

“He is learning the whole time with his jumping; he still has a little bit to learn. He’ll be grand with a bit more experience. The blinkers definitely helped with his jumping. He enjoyed that proper summer ground,” the jockey said.

Highstreet Roller and Darragh O’Keeffe justified favouritism by a neck in the Bar One Racing Download Our App Maiden Hurdle.

The seven-year-old mare was strongly pressed in the final furlong by a staying-on Karakhan but stuck to her task to reward those who took the 13/8 odds. Trainer Tom Gibney said: “She is (a very consistent sort). I’m thrilled for her and for her owner Leonard (Kinsella) who is a local man. I think there is a mares’ hurdle we could come back here for in August. Today was the day so we’ll see.”

‘Gorgeous’ Goodbye too good

SAY Goodbye (10/3) put her rivals away in comprehensive fashion in the Bar One Racing ‘30 Euro Free Bet New Account Offer’ Mares Maiden Hurdle over two and a half miles.

The Robcour-owned five-year-old travelled well for Rachael Blackmore, taking the lead at the third last and moved clear at the next flight to post an eight-and-a-half-length success.

“She has enjoyed that trip, she is a gorgeous big Getaway mare. She will be a fantastic mare over fences eventually,” Denise Foster said.

“She did settle better today - she is intelligent, she was just looking around her a bit but she had the engine and power to put that behind her and get on with the job. The world is her oyster at the moment anyway.”

Eoin Walsh came in for a winning ride on second reserve Repeat That (12/1) in the first division of the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.

The eight-year-old gelding put in a stout staying effort to get up close home in this two-and-a-half-mile assignment. He collared the leader My Friend The Wind and beat him three-parts of a length into second.

Walsh, sporting owner Patrick O Duggan’s colours, said: “He was doing his best work at the finish. He’s a horse that stays well and I’d say a step up in trip will suit him too.

“Michael (Butler, trainer) wasn’t sure whether he would get in or not but he was confident enough that he would definitely be in the first three anyway.”

In full Flow

Let Her Flow has certainly found her feet since switching to Matthew Smith and built upon a runner-up berth at Punchestown with victory in the second split of the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle for owner Michael Mahon.

Dillon Maxwell sent her clear three out and the seven-year-old mare had enough in the tank to come home by two and a quarter lengths at 9/2.

The rider said: “I did go a bit too early for a finish, we were nearly half a mile out when I asked her and she started weaving left to right but once I took out the stick she kept going.”

EAMON Delany’s Loudest Whisper was beaten into second on the flat at Bellewstown on Friday evening but made no mistake when turned out again quickly for the Bar One Racing Customer First Handicap Hurdle.

The mare, owned by the Fleadh Ceoil Drogheda Partnership, came to dispute with Rare Conor before the last and stayed on well once grabbing sole command on the run-in as she obliged at 9/1.

The trainer’s son, Alan Delany, said of the length and a quarter winner: “He (Jordan Gainford) did a great job. I saw that man point-to-pointing over the last year or two and I always thought he was very professional in how he did things. I just said to Gary (Cribbin, agent) when he turned with him ‘I could be looking for that man in Bellewstown’. The plan came off.

“We’ll possibly go to Galway, she won in Galway last year and then hopefully come back here in August. She has run six times here in Bellewstown and she has been third three times, second two times and won. You have to keep coming back.”

Cousins combine

Sin A Bhfuil and Patrick Mullins readily took the honours in the Bar One Racing Getting Out INH Flat Race.

The 10/11 favourite hit the front a furlong and a half out and powered home by nine lengths. Owner/breeder Peter McCarthy said: “He had solid form. He had a little bit of a wind issue which we got sorted out during the summer and we gave him a bit of time off.

“Emmet (Mullins) has done a fabulous job to get him back. He has been working brilliantly in the last couple of weeks. We will look forward now to Galway for maybe a winners’ bumper.”