Silent Picture supplies Hughes with his first winner Cian Hughes recorded his first winner on the track after he just got up on the line to land the Rock view (QR) Flat Race aboard 7/4 shot Silent Picture. Hughes who was prominent for most came with a late surge on the run-in and just got up on the line to deny long time leader Garlough by a short head. Twenty four year old Hughes from Celbridge is based with the Ardclough trainer for the past year and has ten point to point winners under his belt. A delighted Taaffe said afterwards: “He’s a smart horse, a natural athlete. He’s always shown us plenty at home.” “He’s still a big baby and he hasn’t learnt a lot. He was very green out there today.” “We probably won’t run him until the Autumn, he’s a chaser really. He’s from a family of good chasers so we’ll probably school him and then throw him out.”
