Dawn In The Park and Shane Shortall winning the mares beginners chase© Photo Healy Racing
Dawn In The Park put up an improved performance over fences when making all in the Jim Harney /Joe O’Shea Memorial Mares Beginners Chase at Tramore.
The 10/1 chance, trained by Joseph O'Brien for Gigginstown, was having her sixth run over fences and adding to a maiden hurdle success at Clonmel last summer.
Shane Shortall ’s mount shrugged off the challenge of 6/4 favourite Conduct Yourself at the second last and, despite a mistake at the final fence, kept on well to score by eight and a half lengths.
The favourite held off Holly Flight by half a length for the minor honours.
Shortall said, "It was the plan to make all. She was out of sorts lately but Joseph changed her training regime.
"She ran very well first time over fences at Leopardstown, and was unlucky to come down. We said we'd let her enjoy herself out in front today, and she done it well.
"She made a mistake at the last but she had plenty in hand."
(DM & AM)
