Glan off the mark over hurdles The Irish EBF Supporting TREO EILE Mares Maiden Hurdle was a slowly-run affair and in the sprint to the line it was Glan (9/4) who narrowly came out on top under Mark Walsh. The Gordon Elliott-trained dual bumper winner had finished third to The Names Jock on hurdling debut at Listowel last month. Here, having tracked the leaders, she gained the advantage at the second-last and just managed to repel the persistent challenge of Jeremys Jewel by a head. The daughter of Getaway is owned by J P McManus whose racing manager Frank Berry commented: “She hurdled great today and just lasted home. She’s a nice little filly and likes the good ground. “I’m not sure where she’ll go now - maybe we’ll find a winners-of-one for her. She’s game and hopefully she’ll improve. “I’d say she’ll go on softish ground and will be fine as long as it doesn’t get heavy.” Quotes from Alan Magee
