It’s coming on two years since Luke Dempsey won the Galway Plate for the Cullentra team on the subsequently ill-fated Borice. Now under the stewardship of Denise Foster of course, the County Meath-based training operation landed this evening’s opener at Kilbeggan with the Dempsey-partnered Wicklow Flyer

Here the Kildare rider was quickly following up from a 50/1 victory on Andrew Kinirons’ Hidden Land from Downpatrick on Tuesday, in this KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle.

Sixth on her bumper debut 52 days back, the Pioneer Racing-owned Wicklow Flyer came forward nicely to easily beat 13/8 favourite Nevendon by sixteen lengths. This was despite the fact that the 6/1 victor made a slight mistake at the final flight.

Stable representative Ian Amond said:- “She won well, it was probably an ordinary race but all she could do was win.

“Luke said she didn't do a tap when she got to the front and she had a guess at the last but she won well.

“I'd imagine she'll be kept on the go.”

Winning connections also had Breffni Brave in action in this two and a half miler. He finished fourth under Denis O’Regan.

The Foster team were completing an across the card double after the win of Swordsman under Jordan Gainford at Killarney earlier.

P.K. Donovan, rider of Aoibheann Na Ngall trained by E.Sheehy, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung badly left.

R.P. Treacy, rider of Market Decision trained by David Harry Kelly, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount finished lame.

(GC & EM)