Ribchestina pulled away late on to land the opening juvenile fillies maiden at Naas in good style for trainer Sheila Lavery.

The daughter of Ribchester was sent to post a 12/1 shot on her debut and tracked the leaders early in the race, run over just shy of six furlongs.

She was a touch green when asked to go between horses and challenge a furlong from home but got on top in the final 100 yards, under Robbie Colgan, to record a convincing two-length win over 4/6 favourite Vanity Pays

The winner cost just €3,000 as a yearling last September. She is a half-sister to a winner in Sense Of Romance.

Colgan said afterwards:- “We always thought she did her few canters at home really nicely and everything she does she learns from.

“We thought she would handle the soft ground. She’s probably really a seven-furlong horse but we thought she was ready to go and is probably going to mature and strengthen into a nice horse.

“She was green through the race but was always in her comfort zone. I was just waiting for the gaps and she galloped on, I couldn’t pull her up. Hopefully there is plenty of improvement to come.”

(Quotes by Alan Magee)