Racing: Tony Martin and Ruby Walsh teamed up to take Killarney's valuable Murphys Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle with Northern Alliance.
The lightly-weighted chestnut was quietly progressive last term and proved two lengths too strong for Norther Bay at the line.
Walsh said of the 11-2 favourite: "He got a belt of a whip on his nose halfway up the straight that impeded his momentum.
"But we were in the clear when he pinged the last and he did it well."
