Pink In The Park surprises in Clonmel Mares Chase hase

Pink In The Park was an impressive winner of the T A Morris Memorial Irish EBF Mares Chase at Clonmel for Willie and Danny Mullins.

The 11-2 chance was a good deal less fancied in the market than her stablemate Allegorie De Vassy, who was the 1-3 favourite for the Listed feature and the mount of Closutton number one Paul Townend.

However, the latter was undone by her less than fluent jumping, whereas Pink In The Park travelled well throughout and took up the lead approaching the last fence.

From there she stayed on resolutely to prevail by four lengths from Thomas Gibney's Must Be Obeyed, with Allegorie De Vassy back in fourth when beaten 10 lengths.

"It was a good performance. She took on the geldings the last day (in the BetVictor Novice Chase) and while we were disappointed, she ran a respectable fourth," said the winning rider.

"That probably sharpened her, she jumped great across the top and battled well at the finish.

"I didn't think I'd be beating Allegorie, but you never know, especially with mares, and these races can often throw up funny results. She has had a good consistent summer and is going the right way.

"I won on her brother Mister Pink in Punchestown recently, they're a good breed so people could be lining up for the next one."

Pat Doyle's Brave Fortune claimed his first win under rules in the I N H Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle.

The five-year-old was a point-to-point winner in October last year but had yet to strike in five runs over hurdles prior to this.

He started as the even-money favourite under Jack Doyle and after encountering testing going previously he looked more at home on good to yielding and was a decisive five-and-a-half-length winner.

"I thought he was capable of doing that, but he has been