TONY and Danny Mullins teamed up with Baymount to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle on Students Day at Tramore on Thursday.

Sent off 12/1, the Francis Somers-owned mare made all to score by three lengths from 11/10 favourite Tutu Twist.

Tony Mullins said: “I’d say we met a smart one in Galway. We had hoped to win a bumper, but I’d say we just ran into one. Today, with the little bit of hurdling experience that she had had earlier in the spring, she jumped nicely and won nicely.

“I’m delighted to get a win with her. We’ll try a handicap hurdle with her and I’ll have a word with Danny, we might go on for a chase depending what rating she’ll get.

“We might go for a beginners chase. At the moment, she’s not jumping smart enough to win a handicap hurdle. That could be on the agenda if Danny agrees.”

Dan doubles up

Daniel King initiated a double when partnering the John Flavin-trained Lanzhou to win the Ardmore Handicap Hurdle.

Sent off 9/4 favourite, the Baragan Partnership-owned gelding led at the last before keeping on best to score by a length and a half from Polly Poppins.

Flavin said: “He is a nice horse. He bumped into one the last day. I’d say Terence’s (O’Brien - Ina Mina) was well handicapped. He’s still a big, green auld horse. He’s learning the whole time.

“Hopefully, he’ll win again, because that wasn’t a great race. It’s always nice to have a local winner, keep everyone happy. He’ll keep going at the moment because he likes half better ground. He wouldn’t want it real deep.”

Sparking life into South

King completed his double when landing the Tramore Racecourse On Instagram Handicap Hurdle on the Gillian Scott-trained Way Down South.

Prominent throughout, the 9/4 favourite led from halfway and was left clear at the last to post a four-and-a-half-length win from Ray Gun.

Scott reported: “I’m delighted with that. We ran him on the flat just to give him something else to do while the ground was so hard during the summer. We didn’t want to be running him over hurdles or fences on that ground.

“He enjoyed it and I think it sparked a bit of life into him. He jumped way better there today. I’m delighted for the owners (WDS Syndicate), they’ve been great supporters of mine. He wouldn’t want the ground too deep, but we’ll keep going while the ground is like this.”

GEORGIE Benson rode the Liz Doyle-trained Long Goodbye to win the concluding Copper Coast (Ladies Pro/Am) INH Flat Race.

Leading over a furlong out, the Bellamo Partnership-owned 85/40 favourite scored by six and a half lengths from River Cartwright.

Doyle said: “I think he has improved a bit since last year. He was very babyish and pulled a bit in his first couple of bumpers. He’s not really a bumper horse, he’s more of a hurdler.

“He goes on any kind of ground. He got a beautiful ride, she did what she was told, got wide down the back, tucked in up the straight. She’s excellent.”

Career-high mark

Sean Flanagan rode the Barry Connell-trained Farrokh to win the Pickardstown Handicap Chase. Carrying the colours of the winning trainer, the 3/1 chance stayed on well to score by four and a half lengths from 11/4 favourite Lady Doyanne.

Connell reported: “He loved it around there. Two miles on quick ground, that’s him. That’s a career-high mark of 108, so he’ll be out of that grade now.

“He’s a summer horse and, as long as the ground doesn’t turn, we’ll keep him going over fences. I don’t know whether he’ll be up to the 120s or not, but we’ll see. He’s after winning two and getting placed in two races this year, so he seems to be improving a little bit.”

RATTLEDELATCH justified evens favouritism when leading on the run in under Ian Power to win the Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase.

Trained locally by John Queally, the John Joseph Flynn, Conor Lannen and Mrs Miriam Queally-owned gelding won by a length and three-quarters from Kimy.

John Queally said: “A lot of credit has to go to Keith Donoghue. He rode him in a hurdle race a few months ago. He got off him and he gave out hell about him, but his last statement was ‘but he’s okay’.

“We just rode him differently, dropped him in in a few hurdle races and it’s worked. He’s really a spring ground horse, so I would imagine he’s probably gone for this year. He’s only a five-year-old and he’s done his job.”

Improvement to come

Asthelightdeclines led two out before keeping on well under Keith Donoghue to win the www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle.

Sent off 7/2, the Gavin Cromwell-trained filly kept on well to post a length and a half win from Dusky Night for owners Best of the Rest Syndicate.

Donoghue reported: “I don’t think everything went right in the race, but she won anyway. I took the chance that I’d get the better start on the inside, but I didn’t.

“She just didn’t travel with me. Hopefully, there’s a bit more to come even though I was all out at the line. She’s only four, so hopefully she can improve.”