Review ballinrobe 10th Aug There was drama in the E.P.S. Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe as a last-flight fall from Jesmond Lodge allowed Black Label to take the valuable contest.Jesmond Lodge made a bold bid to make all in the evening's feature event and was still a couple of lengths up approaching the last, although Adrian McGuinness' charge was beginning to put pressure on the leader.A potentially interesting finish went out the window when John Ryan's filly got it all wrong at the last and the 8-1 chance strolled home to record a 20-length verdict over 9-4 favourite Punch Bag.Ciandarragh maintained her unbeaten record with the minimum of fuss in the Breaffy House Resort Mares Maiden Hurdle.Willie Mullins' seven-year-old made a successful belated debut in a Kilbeggan bumper last month and tracked pace-setter Herecomesthewolf from the off on her debut over obstacles.After cruising into the lead as they began to turn for home, the King's theatre mare pulled clear under a motionless Paul Townend and scored by four and a half lengths from fellow 5-2 joint-favourite Brogine.Konig Hall sprang a surprise on his NH debut when taking the Healy Mac's At Breaffy House (C & G) Maiden Hurdle.A four-time winner on the Flat in Germany, he was well beaten in that sphere at Leopardstown recently but there appeared to be no fluke about this 20-1 success.Castelo Branco led them into the home straight but Mark Enright's mount wasn't for catching after taking it up approaching the last hurdle and recorded a winning margin of a length and a half.Winter Breeze relished the testing conditions as he stayed on strongly to land the Burleigh Accountancy Maiden Hurdle by six and a half lengths from Itsonthelist, while Blackandambervic (13-2) produced a gutsy front-running performance to deny the challenge of Crystal Earth by a length and a quarter in the Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle.Mossy Island had to work hard to justify 7-2 favouritism in the J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle as he eventually shook off the challenge of Balofilo to w
