Patty claims bumper for Roche and O'Connor

Patty D was a solid favourite for the concluding ladies bumper at Limerick and ran out a convincing winner under Aine O'Connor.

The Padraig Roche-trained filly went to post a 6/5 shot for the two-mile mares contest having been runner-up at Wexford in October.

O'Connor tracked the leaders on the daughter of Pour Moi before sending her mount up to dispute turning for home.

Patty D was asked to go on over a furlong out and galloped on strongly to beat Granny Lowrie by five-and-a-half lengths.

"She is not overly big but we always thought a bit of her,” said Roche.

"She won in my mother's (Noeleen) colours and is named after my late grandmother Patty Dunne who loved the racing so it is great to get the win.

"She is well bred, loves that ground and there is a 2m4f mares' maiden hurdle back here at Christmas so we might have a look at that. We'll see how she comes out of this and take it from there."

(Quotes by Tom Weekes)