Slievenamon ran away with the Come Racing Again Tomorrow Mares Handicap Hurdle, providing her trainer Eric Larkin with his first success since 2004.

The Kilsheelan based handler has only had a small number of runners since his last success, and he is concentrating on training full-time now after recently retiring from the army.

Available at 14/1 last night, Slievenamon came in for plenty of market support, and opened on-course at just 6s, before eventually going off a 7/1 joint-favourite.

Prominent throughout under JJ Slevin, she was pushed along and went a few lengths clear before two out.

She increased her advantage before the final flight, and kept on strongly on the run-in, going on to score by seven and a half lengths. Jet Mistress (25s to 16s on-course) kept on well to take second under David Mullins for Paul Nolan, while Dahills Hill (25/1) was a neck away in third for Brian O'Connell and Ken Budds. Kilganer Queen (12/1) completed the placings in fourth, while the other joint-favourite, Make My Heart Fly was a disappointing thirteenth.

Larkin, who last tasted success with Koln Stars at Tramore in June 2004, said afterwards: "She has been operating in good company lately and probably deserved that.

"She needed a bit of better ground and we had been running her out of her ground all along; on good ground she is twice the filly.

"It's my first winner for years but hopefully it's the first of many now!

"I recently retired from the army where I was commandant and I'm full time at training now. I've three horses in training but hopefully I can get a few more and build on this. This is the only one running at the moment but it's a good start."

STEWARDS REPORTS

P.T. Enright, rider of Highly Driven (GB) trained by Michael G. Cleary, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount made a respiratory noise.

B. Browne, rider of Kentucky Lass trained by Barry T. Murphy, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount lost a front shoe.

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes