Dunne’sDudeescapes chasingCopper

DO IT LIKE ADUDE continued theexcellent recentrun of owner-trainer HarleyDunneby makingawinningdebutinthe

Ma ste rl in kf iv e-y ea r- old geldings’maiden.

TheLibertarian-sired Do It

Li ke AD ude ,a€ 20,00 0 graduate of the 2021 Tattersalls

Ir eland Ma ys al e, ma de virtually all the runningbefore being joined by runner-up Choose ACopper four out.

Thelatter’s errortwo out hindered his causeasDoIt

Like ADude maintained his momentumtowin by alength

“He’sa bigraw horse who’s tough and honest and he’ll nowgotoasale,”Dunne said of the winner who traces to Dai Williams’2000 Whitbread Gold Cuprunner-up Folly Road.

Do It Like ADude’s rider Tiernan Powerlater combined with Aidan Fitzgerald to land the W&M Kiely winners-of-two on Garm Colombe

Fitted with cheekpieces, Garm Colombe wasanother to

Star performance

ElusivePrince waswell suited by thegoodground as he made awinning debutinacompetitiveheat benefit from pacesetting duty. Theex-trackperformer gave an assuredround of jumpingover the final three fences to beat Jessmae by oneand ahalf lengthsinthe coloursofhis handler’s wife AshlingDaly.

Col in Bo we an dB ar ry O’Neillcombinedfor adouble, openingwiththe imposing Barrack Village in theSingletons SuperValu mares’ maiden.

Thedaughter of Mount Nelson, arespectable fourth at Tyrella and Comea this season, wasalwaysracing to the fore and went for home four out.

Although not foot-perfect twoout,she assertedtobeat the cons is ten tS tellar Symphonybyfivelengths

“She hasexperience, likes nice ground and I’dimagine she’ll nowbesold,”Bowesaid of the Milestone Bloodstock Ltd-owned winner,whosedam is ahalf-sister to breeder Robbie Hennessy’sJohn Durkan Chase winner Rubi Light.

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