There were a few well-fancied horses for the Girls Night Out Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel but 10/1 shot Key Account saw them all off to keep up the good work for his rider, Brian Hayes.

Hayes was on the mark on the double at Kilbeggan last Friday night, and here his mount made a lot of the running, and in the end he held on by half a length from the strong-finishing favourite, Redclue (ridden in mid-division from three out).

"He's not getting any younger and has been a great servant. He is maturing with age if anything and hopefully he can win another one before jumping a fence," commented winning trainer Lar Byrne.

On his first ride over jumps, pony racing champion, Jack Kennedy, finished third aboard the Gordon Elliott-trained Mustadrik

(TW & EM)