By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races
The locals were thrilled when Wilton Mills Trier (100/30 fav.) justified favouritism and won the Slaney Mares Point-to-Point Flat Race by two lengths at Wexford yesterday (Thursday) evening with Inch, Gorey jockey Luke Murphy in the saddle.
Owned by Jim Whelan, Barmoney, Ballyhogue and the Wilton Mills Syndicate, Wilton Mills Trier was the punters choice and was backed from 11/2 to 100/30 favoutite for the two miles and one furlong contest.
Trained by Paul Martin Pierce, Blackhall Stud, Killurin, the six-year-old mare finished strongly and recorded the only local success of the day.
Afterwards Luke Murphy said; “It worked out lovely today. It is nice that the form worked out well (from Cork) and I fancied her strongly today.
“She won her point-to-point (at Dromahane last December) very well and the Pierces always liked her all the way through. She will make a nice chaser too.”
Crowsatedappletart (10/1) loves Wexford having scored twice last July and he made it a three-timer in the handicap chase for the Cork partnership of Michael Winters and conditional jockey Micheal Kenneally.
Harry Cobden, (27), champion jockey in Britain in the 2023-’24 season and new retained jockey to champion owner JP McManus in Britain and Ireland made his Wexford debut on the Willie Mullins trained Karoline Banbou but finished out of the placings in the beginners’ chase.
The next day’s racing at Wexford is Saturday, May 16th and Friday, May 27th (evening).
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