Peace News pops the last in Cork© Photo Healy Racing
Peace News showed plenty of promise on debut when winning the two mile maiden hurdle at Cork for Henry de Bromhead and Dylan Robinson. Timi Roli made progress from fourth to just shade Peace News at the third last and that order was maintained at the penultimate flight.
However, Robinson had plenty of horse under him and he sent the 7/4 favourite for home approaching the last.
Timi Roli couldn't go with him but Chirico Vallis 5/2) started to get into full stride on the run-in and stayed on to close to within two and a half lengths of the winner.
Timi Roli (5/2) kept on for third, beaten seven lengths by Peace News.
Henry de Bromhead, in Punchestown, said: "He’s a nice horse. I haven’t seen the race yet. He only came to us a month or six weeks ago and he came with a big reputation. Thankfully he’s someway fulfilled it today.
“He did it nicely. He hadn’t blown us away at home but we haven’t had him that long and we’re probably not hard enough on them at home anyway to be blown away.
“I’m delighted he’s won and he’s a nice horse. It looked a good maiden hurdle.
“Dylan’s quite cool. He keeps me on the edge of my seat now and again. I’ll be interested to take a look at it. Thankfully I’ll know the result when I’m looking at it.”
Dylan Robinson added: “He travelled very nicely and felt like a very good horse. He had loads left in the tank and has plenty of gears.”
The German-bred winner won on the flat at Clairefontaine in France in August last year.
Peace News holds an entry in the Grade One Royal Bond at Fairyhouse in a fortnight.
Additional reporting by Alan Magee and Gary Carson
