Dysart Dancer beats Samantha Jones at Tramore© Photo Healy Racing
Dysart Dancer (evens this morning out to 7/4) in the face of support for Kerryhead Storm (ended up joint favourite, finished third) belied any apparent lack of confidence to bring up a double in Tramore's second for Willie and Emmet Mullins.
A nice daughter of Accordion, Dysart Dancer was scoring on her hurdling bow in this 2012 Tramore Races Centenary Year Maiden Hurdle and she went on from before the last to beat Samantha Jones by three and three parts of a length. The Closutton team had taken the first courtesy of Moveable Asset
Willie Mullins said: "I'm delighted with that filly. She was stiff this morning when we took her out but I have to thank my staff for warming her up.
"They spent hours walking her and it paid off. Virginie Bascop (formerly with John Oxx) is a vet from France that works in the yard. She worked on her this morning and she does tremendous work.
"We might try and win a flat race with her but I think she is more of a stayer and she might go for a novice hurdle." (DM & EM)
