Adaliz gets up close home to give De Bromhead quick double

Having won the previous race just over half-an-hour earlier, trainer Henry De Bromhead completed a quick double as Adaliz got up in the shadows of the post to land the Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel.

Prominent throughout under Mike O'Connor, the five-year-old made headway on the inner entering the straight to chase leader Sharetheknowledge

Pushed along to challenge approaching two out, a less than fluent jump at that penultimate flight handed the initiative back to the latter.

Two-lengths down jumping the last, Adaliz responded well in first time cheekpieces to join the leader right on the line.

A subsequent photo revealed that the De Bromhead mare had got up to win by a head at 25/1.

De Bromhead said: "I'm delighted for the syndicate as I thought we were finishing up with her after this evening, although I actually thought we were finished after her previous run! They were happy to go again and fair play to John (Burke) and Jack (Cantillon), who head Syndicates Racing.

"There is a lady involved in the syndicate, Pauline, and it's the first time she has ever come racing so that's what we want, and I'm gonna bring her everywhere now!"

Regarding Adaliz, he added "She was brilliant, really stayed on in the end and she has a good pedigree. I'm delighted for Mikey who gave her a super spin."