20/1 shot Stolen makes winning start over fences

Stolen Moment ground out victory in attritional conditions in the concluding three-mile-one handicap chase at Wexford.

Philip Enright held his mount up before producing her to challenge at the second last, where the Court Cave mare made a mistake.

Sean Aherne 's charge gained a narrow lead over the final fence and the 20/1 shot stayed on stoutly on the run-in to beat long-time leader Ishan by a length-and-a-quarter.

Stolen Moment had won over hurdles at the start of the month but was well held on her most recent outing at Limerick.

Aherne trains the winner for Sheila Ahern, who rode the mare to win in Clonmel, and her sister Fiona. He said afterwards:-

"She is a tough little mare and had plenty of form coming here today. You'd be afraid coming into a handicap on her first run over fences, so you couldn't be confident with the way conditions were as well.

"Plenty pulled up in the previous race and I just told Phillip to ride her away and get her to finish. I thought she had enough of weight today as well for a small mare. She is a Court Cave and they jump fences well.

"Where she'll go now, I don't know but she has the option of going back over hurdles as well. Fiona is here today but Sheila couldn't make it."

(Quotes by Donal Murphy)