< Shabra Charity made a successful start to her career over fences with a commanding success in the Fashion On The Field Beginners Chase at Downpatrick.
Trained by Oliver Brady, the seven-year-old was sent up to challenge for the lead on the run to the second-last by Mattie Bowes and soon had the measure of Moncherie < Latin Connection gave chase, but the mare had plenty in the locker and ran on strongly to score by eight and a half lengths at odds of 6-1.< Drumlister was sent off the 11-10 favourite for the Win An iPad Handicap Chase as he attempted to defy a 4lb penalty for his victory at Tramore last Friday, but he was just denied.
Paul Townend tried to make all and though he appeared to have taken a decisive advantage at the final fence, he was run out of it by a nose, the race falling to James Lambe's top-weight Kingsmoss (14-1) in the hands of Brian Hughes.
The jockey and trainer were completing a double after Daytime Dreamer (9-1) came with a late run to take the Fun For All The Family Handicap Hurdle off favourite Bank The Bucks in the shadow of the post, winning by half a length.< Good Time In Milan (12-1) was pulled up in a handicap hurdle at Limerick last month but she put that well behind her to take the Cool Kidz Admission Maiden Hurdle.
John Cullen sent Donal O'Brien's mare into the lead after jumping the third-last flight and though she was chased hard by Pestal And Mortar she readily held on to win by two and a half lengths
Derek Barry's Hu Ha Jo (25-1) won for the first time in nearly four years when taking the Plenty To Do Handicap Hurdle by two lengths under Paul O'Brien after closest pursuer Clonsilla Affairs came down on the level running to the second-last.
