AMONG the north of Ireland-bred winners over the past week or so, four over jumps were bred by three women.

Dromore veterinary surgeon Callie Berry was the one who doubled up being first represented at Newcastle last Saturday by the Michael Scudamore-trained Do Your Job who landed the two-and-a-half-mile handicap chase as the 5/2 favourite.

The eight-year-old Fame And Glory gelding, who is now the winner of two chases, three hurdle races and a point-to-point, is the ninth of 11 foals out of the Epervier Bleu mare Full Of Birds who won twice over jumps in her native France and is the dam of five other winners.

One of this quintet is the 2007 Generous mare Down Ace, who counted a listed hurdle among her six successes, while another is Highland Charge who landed division one of the near two-mile hurdle at Naas on Sunday for the Noel Meade yard.

A year younger full-brother of Do Your Job, Highland Charge had finished second on his previous two starts over hurdles. The bay won his bumper first time out at Fairyhouse in November 2020.

Second win

Last Thursday week at Thurles, the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF mares’ novice chase over two miles, six furlongs went to the Gavin Cromwell-trained Jeremys Flame who was winning over fences for the second time having previously scored once over hurdles and once in a bumper and being blacktype-placed.

The eight-year-old Jeremy mare, who won her INH Flat Race at Naas in December 2018 under Banbridge farrier Mark O’Hare, was bred by Anne Kirkwood and is the fourth of 11 foals out of the unraced Beneficial mare Supreme Beneficial who comes from the family of Kinburn, Miller Hill, Ballynagour, Mighty Mogul, Court Leader, etc.

On Wednesday just past, the mares’ handicap hurdle at Musselburgh was won by the Harriet Graham and Gary Rutherford-trained Millarville whose career got off to a winning start here in January 2018 when she landed a five-year-old maiden at Tyrella. She has since won two hurdle races for Oliver Sherwood and now two for her present handlers.

When she won at Tyrella, Millarville was trained by Stuart Crawford whose brother Ben was in the saddle.

The 2013 Court Cave mare was bred by an owner in the Crawfords’ Newlands Farm yard, Elizabeth ‘Hammy’ Hamilton, and is the only runner from just two produce out of the Pilsudski mare Portavoe, a half-sister to five winners including Mendip Express and Sheer Genius. This is also the family of Jetstream Jet and Fiddling The Facts.

Winners

The Crawford yard had a nice winner on Saturday at Fairyhouse where the Simon Munir and Isaac Souede-owned Peaceful Sunday landed the extended two-mile Connolly’s Red Mills Auction Maiden Hurdle on his third start over jumps while at Naas the following afternoon the near two-mile handicap hurdle went to the Brian Hamilton-trained Justicialism.

Stuart Crawford was one of five local trainers who sent out winners at Farmacaffley on Saturday, the Newlands Farm representative being the newcomer Marronstown who, in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden, Ben partnered to a one-and-a-half-length victory in the colours of Jonjo Bright.

Wexford trainer Colin Bowe kicked the afternoon trend when landing the concluding older geldings’ maiden with Gunnery Officer. The 10-runner race was sponsored by longterm supporter Philip White.

Marronstown is said to be sales-bound, as is the Warren Ewing-owned and trained Better Days Ahead who, on his debut, won the four-year-old geldings’ maiden at Lisronagh on Sunday under Dara McGill.