Sitcom made up for an unfortunate early exit at Downpatrick earlier this month when taking the mares maiden hurdle in convincing fashion at Cork.

The five-year-old daughter of Oscar unseated at the first at the northern venue but made no mistake here when under a very confident ride from Alan Crowe.

The Christy Roche-trained mare was travelling ominously well in the straight, and cruised alongside 11/4 favourite Chiltern Hills approaching the last.

The 4/1 chance put the race to bed in a few strides when Crowe said go after the last, and she had four and three quarter lengths to spare at the line. Teochew (14/1) kept on under pressure to finish just a short-head further back in third.

Crowe said, “She was always travelling really well, and that makes up for Downpatrick. It was probably a weak race but she did it well.”