THE opening fixture of the 2025/26 season delivered an enjoyable day of action in the Saffron county with the four-year-old mares’ maiden easily captured by Walkinthemournes (2/1), who grasped the opportunity after her main market rival, Sky Blue Ribbon, departed at the fourth last.

A graduate of the Goffs Arkle sale, this debutant cost €20,000 as a store, and she was well positioned behind the leaders in this race.