Diesel pleases locals in Ballinrobe feature

On start two for the Seamus Fahey yard Is She Diesel built on a Clonmel second placing from eleven days back to take the featured Monroe's Live Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe.

Rachael Blackmore 's lightly-weighted mount, put it to favourite Chambord Du Lys leaving the back straight.

Backed from 6/1 into 5/1, Is She Diesel was soon holding all the aces and she came home with six lengths in hand over the market-leader.

Is She Diesel, owned by an over-joyed Paul Mullins, is in again here tomorrow evening, in the opening rated novice hurdle on McHale race day at 6.00.

"I'm delighted for Paul Mullins, he lives locally, only fifteen minutes up the road. We took a bit of a chance going in to a competitive handicap with an inexperienced mare but she was working well and Paul likes to have runners here," reported Fahey.

"It worked out well for us all. It's a beautiful pot to get for a filly like that. Whether she'll run tomorrow or not I'm not sure. We will see how she is in the morning first. I might find out what the handicapper's views are on it.

"Shane Butler done a bit of schooling with her up the Curragh since her last run. She jumps these hurdles much better than the old type of hurdles. Galway would be in the pipeline for her."

(DM & EM)