Seán O’Keeffe so close as last-fence blunder prevents double

Seán O'Keeffe came close to winning the €90,000 Ladbrokes Munster National at Limerick on Sunday, but a last fence mistake cost him the race. He had earlier upset the odds on Rebel Ivy for James Motherway and his parents. Jonathan Moore had his first win since being off injured since Aintree in April on Monaghan trainer Anthony McCann’s debutant Kiki Badger. Seán Flanagan had a treble of third placings in the first three races at Navan on Thursday. James O‘Sullivan was second in a mares” handicap hurdle on Philip Rothwell “Karen's Gift‚ and Sean O'son was also second on Ted Walsh's Hardwired.

Island Hunt staged their meeting at Ballycrystal course near Bunclody on Sunday. Matthew Flynn-O'Connor won the important four-year-old maiden on his home track with Ryan’s Rocket. Declan Queally and Chris O'Donovan won a treble in the four, five and six-years-olds' maiden with Desert Heather and Rocky”s Howya. Jack Hendrick won in five- and 6- years' mares' and geldings' deigns' with Old Style Humour and Oldstylehumour. Seán Doyle and Rob James won at Loughanmore in Antrim on Saturday.

Seán O'Keeffe is going to Loughbrickland, Co. Down, Tattersalls, and South Union Foxhounds, Kinsale, for weekend meetings.