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Media leads home her market rivals
Media Naranja (nearest) jumps the last alongside Custom Of The Sea
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For the second race in-a-row at Ballinrobe, the first three in the market finished in that order, with 6/5 favourite Media Naranja coming out on top in the KPMG Hurdle.
A winner at Limerick in March, the Gordon Elliott-trained victor was third in a Fillies' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on her most recent outing.
Carrying a stone less than market rival Custom Of The Sea she led from the third under Corey McGivern.
Strongly pressed from the second last, she was ridden on the run-in, going on close home to win by two-and-a-quarter lengths in the colours of Bective Stud.
A winner on debut at Killarney earlier this month, Custom Of The Sea (5/4) had to settle for second under JJ Slevin for Joseph O'Brien, while Your Honor (11/4) was a neck away in third.
"She's a lovely progressive filly to ride and liked the good ground," McGivern said.
"She's really tough and stays galloping so I made plenty of use of her and her jumping is very good. She's straightforward and honest and hopefully will keep going in that direction."
Additional reporting by Mark Nunan