Glens Of Antrim and Jody McGarvey © Photo Healy Racing
Just minutes after taking the first at Leopardstown, Willie Mullins was on the mark in the opener at Limerick as Glens Of Antrim easily landed odds of 4/11 in the ‘David Fitzgerald - Take It Easee' Mares Maiden Hurdle.
Runner-up a couple of times last term and fourth in a Grade 1 at Fairyhouse behind Skyace, the daughter of Flemensfirth tracked the leaders before hitting the front between the final two flights. She readily went clear on the run-in to account for Emily Roebling by eight lengths.
Winning rider Jody McGarvey said: "She was the best horse in a bad race and she made the most of it. It is hard going out there, it is horrible and there aren't too many horses that like it."
Quotes from Thomas Weekes
