THE Stuart Crawford yard was certainly in winning form last Saturday, brother Steven having his colours carried to victory in the Dennison Commercials four-year-old maiden at Loughbrickland by the newcomer Plan Of Attack, while there was a double at Navan for Our Valentina and Jimmy Breekie.

It was good to see the last-named get off the mark over hurdles, particularly following his narrow defeat at Naas last month when he went down by a neck to Never Off Duty. The seven-year-old Alkaadhem gelding, who won a bumper at Punchestown in November, was bred by his owner, Ian MacKenzie from Strabane, out of the Kotashaan mare Highland Breeze who he also bred.