Adamant Approach dictates matters

The feature event on the final day of the Listowel festival produced a stylish winner as Adamant Approach cruised to victory …

The feature event on the final day of the Listowel festival produced a stylish winner as Adamant Approach cruised to victory in the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase.

Waltons Mountain attempted to make all, but was joined by Adamant Approach after he made a mistake four out.

Ruby Walsh sent the 7 to 4 favourite on before the straight and he asserted from the second last, going on for an easy 12-length victory.

"He's a superstar," said Jackie Mullins, wife of winning trainer Willie. "Ruby said the ground doesn't seem to bother him anymore and that he is settling much better now."

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Paul Carberry rounded off the week in good style, partnering a double courtesy of Ballyagran and Whenever Wherever.

Ballyagran made a promising debut over fences when repelling the late surge of Chicago Vic by half-a-length in the Dawn Pure Orange Juice Beginners Chase.

"He jumped great. It was so disappointing last year as I thought he was going to be a real good horse and ran him in all the good races," said winning trainer Noel Meade.

Whenever Wherever proved a willing partner for Carberry in the Low Low EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle.

The Tom Taaffe-trained mare got the better of front-runner Carmens Ford at the last and kept on strongly to repel that rival's renewed challenge by a head despite Carberry losing his whip inside the final furlong.