JOCKEY Cathal Landers enjoyed an evening he will never forget as he bagged the first treble of his career at a particularly opportune time with Galway getting underway on Monday

Landers got underway when Whosgotyanow (18/5) won the mares’ rated novice hurdle to follow up a recent maiden success at Kilbeggan.

Another winner for owner Dr Ronan Tynan, who also has the useful flat performer Pineapple Express with trainer Andy Slattery, this daughter of Getaway made all the running in this two-and-a-half-mile affair to defeat Lady Lingo by just under five lengths.

“We were probably running her back a week sooner than ideal at Kilbeggan but the race suited well. She’s won her last two so the hope would be that she could get some blacktype,” commented Slattery, who has five horses under his care for the owner.

Royal winner

Landers promptly added to his tally on Ross O’Sullivan’s Royal Recital in the 80-109 rated two-and-a-half-mile handicap hurdle. The Anthony Fenlon-owned son of Recital had filled the runner-up spot on his last two starts but enjoyed a change of luck after enjoying a dream run through on the inner in the closing stages.

The brave Woodbrook Boy wasn’t too fluent at the last and lost momentum, with Royal Recital seizing upon this opportunity to strike the front for a length-and-a-quarter victory over Master Cornwall. The 5/1 chance was making his third start for the O’Sullivan yard.

The Landers treble was brought up by the Cathal Byrnes-trained Gendarme in the second division of the 80-95 rated handicap hurdle over two miles.

This gelding’s Tramore success earlier in the month had been well advertised over the course of the evening with two of the beaten horses from that race – Royal Recital and Profound – winning and the 9/4 favourite followed up with something to spare.

Gendarme is owned by the Golden Circle Group Syndicate.

THE useful mare The Getaway Star made it two wins from her last three starts as she justified odds-on favouritism in the two-and-a-half-mile conditions hurdle which continued a great run for jockey Shane Fitzgerald.

Mares’ allowance

The mares’ allowance coupled with her rider’s 7lb claim meant that The Getaway Star was getting a sizeable weight concession from her two chief rivals and the 8/11 favourite took advantage of these terms.

She brushed aside the front-running veteran Ornua turning for home before a three-and-a-half-length victory over Benbulben Boy. Declan Queally trains the six-year-old for owner Michael O’Callaghan. A Grade 3 mares’ novice hurdle at Down Royal in early November is her long-term aim.

Smart Stranger

There was another smart mare on show in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies INH Flat Race where Hi Stranger struck for jockey John Gleeson (17) in the colours of his father and well known broadcaster Brian.

A recent debut second at Cork marked out this filly as a likely future winner and she won nicely after taking over from Ask For Fame with over a furlong to run. The John Kiely-trained daughter of Sea Moon and the Ebor heroine Sesenta ran out a smooth six-length winner.

No surprise

Owner-rider Áine O’Connor guided her Forgetthesurprise to a second win this season in the 80-109 rated three-mile handicap hurdle. The 9/2 chance, who is trained by the jockey’s future father-in-law Niall Madden, made most of the running for a two-and-a-half-length triumph over Happie Days. Áine O’Connor has been on board for all three of the Getaway mare’s victories.

Kennedy returns as Chesterville makes it on 15th run

JACK Kennedy, who only returned to action last week after over two months on the sidelines, registered his first success since his comeback on Chesterville in the two-and-a-half-mile maiden hurdle for horses who had never been placed.

A new recruit for Denise Foster, the 7/1 shot looked to be in a spot of trouble on the approach to the straight but he raised his effort in fine style from the turn-in to defeat the odds-on Shake Him Up. A 14-race maiden coming into this race, Chesterville is owned by Miriam Magner and racing journalist Brian Sheerin.

“It’s nice to get the ball rolling and hopefully we can keep the winners coming now. I had a plate put into my collarbone in May – it kept cracking so they put a plate in to make it stronger and it feels good at the moment,” said Kennedy. “He was a little in my hands but he stayed at it well and picked up well from the second last.”

Profound pleases

Kennedy went close to recording a double on the short-priced Coolnacritta (11/10) in the first division of the 80-95 rated two-mile handicap hurdle but the front-runner had to give best to the John Morrison-owned and -trained Profound.

Mike O’Connor moved the 10/1 chance into a menacing second on the run to two out and Profound followed through on that to score by four lengths.

CATHAL Landers was deservedly centre stage for the evening but the paucity of facilities on offer to the owners in attendance drew no small amount of criticism.

This vital and absolutely central cohort deserve better.