Winning start over hurdles for Shattered Love Gordon Elliott's Shattered Love was all the rage for the opening mares' maiden hurdle in Tipperary and she had few problems justifying odds-on favouritism. This was her first start over hurdles having won a point-to-point and a bumper before finishing third in a Grade Two bumper at Aintree in April. She was popular in morning trading from 5/4 and went off the 4/6 favourite for this two-mile contest. Bryan Cooper, in the Gigginstown silks, settled her in fifth as Killahara Castle did the front-running duties. Shattered Love moved closer to be almost on terms at the third last. She then tracked the new leader Rosshaven Lady before grabbing a narrow lead at the second last. The six-year-old mare asserted under Cooper and kept on well after the last to fend off staying-on Don't Kick Nor Bite (13/2) by three and a quarter lengths. Rosshaven Lady was a further length and a half back in third at 14/1. Gordon Elliott said: "That was grand. She is a big mare and anything she does this year is a bonus. "She is still only a big shell of a thing so we'll take it quietly with her and see. We'll look for a little mares' race next in six or eight weeks time. She'll go chasing next season." Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
