A lovely shot of Kiltealy Park and Sean Flanagan© Photo Healy Racing
Kiltealy Park followed up her Bettyville success from just over three weeks back in the Visit Wexford Mares Handicap Hurdle.
A market drifter (5/2 out to 100/30) in the face of support for favourite Lovely Reaction (7/2 into 11/4) Kiltealy Park shrugged aside any perceived lack of confidence pre-race with a nice performance out on the track.
At the finish Sean Flanagan's mount had no less than ten lengths to spare over Pana To Milan with three parts of a length to the aforementioned Lovely Reaction in third.
"She was good today. Sean said she jumped better than she did the last day. She nearly threw it away the last day with a mistake at the second last," said winning trainer Paul Nolan's brother James.
"We were slightly worried about the ground because we felt better ground the last day brought out an improvement. We were even chatting yesterday morning about whether we would even run her.
"She struggled in Clonmel one day but it was knee deep winter heavy whereas it's just summer soft today.
"I'm delighted to get the win for the lads (Browne Bros Partnership), they have been very lucky owners down here.
"We have no plan for her. After she won her maiden, we saw this race and we thought that if Andrew (Shaw, handicapper) gave her a chance that this was the place to go. We will talk to the lads and see where she'll go next, probably something similar.
(DM & EM)
