TRIUMPH Hurdle fifth Place De La Nation recorded her first career victory when justifying short odds in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle.

Sent off a prohibitive 1/5 favourite under Paul Townend, the Gigginstown House Stud-owned filly tracked the leaders before coming through to head Divaboriva after the penultimate flight. Although having to be kept up to her work, the Willie Mullins-trained four-year-old scored by a length and a half.