Minella Indo has won a thrilling renewal of the Grade 3 Savills New Year's Day Chase at Tramore.
The ten year old, under Rachael Blackmore, narrowly prevailed from Stattler in a pulsating finish to score for trainer Henry de Bromhead.
A thrilling renewal of the Grade 3 @Savills New Year's Day Chase sees Minella Indo narrowly prevail from Stattler in a pulsating finish, with the 10-year-old holding on under @rachaelblackmor to score for trainer @HenrydeBromhead 🏆 pic.twitter.com/tiZz0UegRx
— Tramore Racecourse (@TramoreRaces) January 1, 2023
He told Racing TV he was thrilled with the result; "It was amazing - I was blown away, I got very emotional, it's incredible, delighted for the horse, delighted for the Moloney's, they're brilliant supporters of ours, Rachel was amazing on him, it all just went right for us".
The full list of winners from today's seven race card were as follows;
11:55 - Quais (KEY) De Paris 1/5f
12:30 - Ahead of the Posse 2/1f
1:05 - Cardamon Hill 13/2
1:40 - Adera Ru 9/2
2:15 - Minella Indo 7/4
2:50 - Whiskeywealth 11/8f
3:25 - Tyre Kicker 5/2f
A large attendance turned up to the local track as the 2023 Racing season sprung into action. Thanks to our own racing correspondent Mark Phillips along with Andy Mac for playing a blinder on the live broadcast earlier, we're already looking forward to next year's meeting.
