THE second day of the July meeting at Ballinrobe saw Templemore trainer John Ryan land a treble which was completed when 15/8 favourite Kilashee made all in the first division of the Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle.

The habitual front-runner was notching a hat-trick of her own within the space of 12 days after winning a handicap hurdle by a street at Kilbeggan followed by a handicap chase success at Killarney.

Shane Fitzgerald, who has been on board the daughter of Oscar for all six of her career victories, guided her home by five lengths from Ranger Billy and said: “She’s got such a turn of foot down over the first couple that nothing can really lie up with her.”

Ryan added of the Bitview Partnership’s nine-year-old: “She’s a superstar and shouldn’t be at this level. When she was younger, she got a few injuries that set her back but now she’s flying and the sky’s the limit. ”

“I’ve a grand bunch of horses and they’re in great form.”

Winning start

Drumgill (7/4 favourite) got Ryan’s evening off to a winning start in the opening Breaffy House Resort Maiden Hurdle

Owned by the trainer himself, the five-year-old was prominent throughout and found enough to fend off the challenge of Person Of Interest by half a length.

Jockey Danny Gilligan said: “He had a heavy fall the last day in Roscommon and has done well to bounce out of that.

“He was quite keen and was in front sooner than I wanted, so he’s done well to hold on.”

Flidais was Ryan’s second winner of the evening in the featured BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle and also carried his own colours to victory.

The 3/1 favourite grabbed the lead before the last to beat Early Arrival by a length and a quarter.

Jockey Danny Mullins said: “She maybe disappointed us in Sligo but this is what we’ve been seeing from her at home.

“Hopefully there’s more to come and she might line up again in Galway.”

Byrnes goes Boom Boom

THE RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle went to the well-backed Boom Boom Boom (4/1) who quickened away to win well for Charles and Philip Byrnes.

The Raven’s Pass gelding headed Miss Gherkin at the last and kept on well to account for that rival by eight lengths.

“This was probably the first day he actually jumped,” said the trainer who owns the seven-year-old himself.

“He jumped terrible the last day in Downpatrick but stayed on late which gave us a small bit of hope.

“We were half giving up on him and he was in a claimer for five grand in Tramore. It’s probably just as well it was called off!”

Allowances

Andy Slattery’s Royal Hollow (13/8 favourite) made the most of receiving all the allowances in the West ‘Howaya’ Maiden Hurdle.

Philip Donovan sent her to the front after the first flight and the pair made the rest to beat Fatal Flaw by 10 lengths.

Assistant trainer Willie Slattery said of Mrs Margaret O’Rourke’s homebred daughter of Beat Hollow: “She only had 10st 6 (pounds) on her back and we thought, if she didn’t throw it away by being too keen, that she couldn’t get beat.

“Andy wanted her to make the running today and it was probably the day to do it.

“She’ll probably go back on the Flat next and will stick to mares’ company over hurdles.”