‘We’re thrilled’ – Curling sees La Feline win gamely on return

Star performance

Jack N Jones looks to have a lot more to offer after winning with minimum fuss mare showed the speed that is scattered through her pedigree when comfortably beating the vastly more experienced Miss Carli Fay by five lengths

That success was a fortunate spare ride for Brian Lawless after Derek O’Connor elected to sit the race out, having hit the deck when Iamagetaway, whom he trains for Frank Reynolds, fell two out when likely to have a big say in the outcome of the Tattersalls NH & Dunraven Arms Hotel fouryear-old geldings’ maiden.

His departure left the path clear for the Oldtown third Kap D’Ang e to ou tb at tl e the newcomer Valgrand by a head, with the retired racecourse commentator Dessie Scahill among thos e on ha nd to welcome the bay back into the winner’s enclosure.

“This is a horse we think a lot of,” Monasterevin handler Mark Fahey said. “He had a lovely first run in a very good maiden and improved a lot from it He’s never disappointed us and will probably head to the sales now.”

That success initiated a double for Conna rider Johnny Barry, who later teamed up with Eddie Power to win The Blue Door & Aqua Process Solutions Ltd five-year-old geldings’ maiden with Ballela Blaze Sporting the colours of his breeder Liam Cosgrave, it was soon clear that the Conduit gelding was in a league of his own as he took control of the race in the home straight to beat Cash Or Card by 22 lengths Harley Dunne drew a blank from two rides at Borris House on his return to the saddle after a shoulder injury from a fall at Turtulla in January, but his stable did not leave Ballycahane empty handed. coveredthe firstfourhorses home as Racavan came out on top in the Bl uegr as s Dengie five-and-six-year-old geldings’maiden for Noel McParlan and Gerald Quinn.

Jack N Jones proved much too good for her seven rivals in the James Barry Motors and John O’Connell Feeds fouryear-old mares’ maiden.

Tiernan Power was full of confidence on the British-bred bay who crossed the line six lengths clear of Made For Me to give her sire Jack Hobbs a second four-year-old maiden winner in two weekends after the victory of Intense Approach at Farmacaffley.

Custers Mistake had his task simplified in the Annacotty Farm Shop & Limerick Foods older geldings’ maiden when the challenging Dylans Delight parted ways with Ross Sugrue at the final fence That left him to beat Leeneys Cross by two lengths under Quin native Paul O’Neill.