The Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at Tramore this evening more-or-less looked a match on paper and proved to be that with 13/8 chance Jazz Girl under Gary Carroll, making all to defeat Crystal Highness (9/10f).

Afterwards winning trainer Andy Oliver said “we were very concerned about the ground and she was very close to being pulled out - I walked the track and thought it was firm. We kept her in because her race wasn’t very competitive.

“Gary gave her a great ride - we thought it would be a tactical affair between her and the favourite and our tactic was to make it and let her come at us. We’ll see what the handicapper does with her now.

“That’s only my third runner around Tramore and Jazz Girl is owned by Garrett Freyne, a vet, like me, from Straffan.”

Thomas Weekes