MIDLETON-native Jody Townend moved into second spot in the ladies title and improved her strike rate for the season to a notable 50%, when she picked-up her third victory of the campaign aboard Tommy O’Neill’s Grianan Fidh (6/1) in the Glenwood Tullamore Ladies open.

Her 12-year-old mount entered the contest looking to end a winless spell that stretched back four years, but the Portrait Gallery gelding proved that his winning days are certainly not all behind him as he comprehensively brushed aside Gabrielleamee by 12-lengths.