The Sean Treacy-trained Mistletoeandwine was a topically named winner of the featured Tattersalls Ireland EBF Mares Novice at Gowran Park today where the daughter of Un Desperado overturned 4/6 favourite Stashedaway.
The winner was always prominent and was well clear of her rivals from the fourth last fence, easily defeating Reuben Jane by nine lengths with Stashedaway behind in third. Treacy later stated 'she jumps well and we will try to gain some win black-type now.'
The opening race was won by the Noel Meade-trained Deep Return who was maintaining his 100% race record after winning on his debut in a bumper at Downpatrick recently. Ian Power's mount was always prominent and led at the second last before defeating Longueville Quest by two lengths.
Meade later stated 'he's a nice horse but just needs to settle better. We will try for a winners' of one race somewhere.'
The well backed Green Belt Flyer (6/1 - 9/2) was an impressive winner of the two mile novice hurdle under Tommy Treacy. Winning trainer Jessica Harrington commented 'he was running over the wrong trip at Sandown but over two miles I wouldn't be afraid to take on the best novices.'
In this race jockey Sam Curling was adjudged to have made insufficient effort on 50/1 outsider Point Blank who finished ninth. Thus the stewards reported that the horse was not allowing the horse to run on its merits and trainer Enda Bolger received a E800 fine, the horse was banned from running for 42 days while Curling received a 21 day suspension.
Royal All Star made all under promising seven pound claimer Robbie Colgan to win the three mile maiden hurdle for trainer Ger Lyons while An Culainn Beag justified her owner John Place's decision to keep the mare in training when landing the 2m4f handicap hurdle.
Winning trainer Denis Murphy plans to run An Culainn Beag in another handicap while the win was amateur Colin Motherway's first hurdle success after wasting for three days to ride at 9st 8lbs.
The concluding bumper was won by Tanterari, who stayed on well under in-form Derek O'Connor to hold the late challenge of newcomer Petertheknot by half a length.
