THE angle of the sun meant that the first two maiden hurdles on the card didn’t present their contestants with the sort of jumping test that would ordinarily be the case but even so one couldn’t but be impressed with the effort of Delvino in the mares’ maiden hurdle.

In what looked a quality affair, Delvino lined up with impressive credentials having won a Down Royal bumper last March and before that coming second in a race at Navan where she finished a place in front of Ballyadam.