WOW! The Mick Goff-trained filly Red Acres Georgie did indeed produce a wow-type performance at Sunday’s Ballindenisk meeting, one that was staged under the auspices of the United Hunt, by effortlessly beating the geldings in the four-year-old maiden.

Red Acres Georgie (5/2 - 3/1 joint-favourite), who had provided ample indication of ability on her debut at Stowlin, as she was still travelling well in the lead when falling at the second last at the East Galway Foxhounds fixture two weeks earlier, was one of just two members of the fairer sex in this 14-runner field.

The daughter of Order Of St George, a Ballyburn relation incidentally, was sent to the front by Mikey Sweeney after the fifth of the 12 fences and she was clearly travelling best in the lead with a five-length advantage on the run to the penultimate obstacle.

It was all relatively plain sailing thereafter and, although blundering at the last, the triumphant brown still powered even further clear to contain newcomer Moyganny Phil by 14 lengths. Ted The Thief, having erred two out, more than acquitted himself by returning a further one and a half lengths adrift in third.

“She’s a very good filly. She was in such terrific form after Stowlin that we said we would take on the geldings and she was squealing when she got here today,” disclosed Goff of Red Acres Georgie, whom his wife Catriona shares with Mullinvat-based breeder Tommy Frisby.

Red Acres Georgie was quickly added to this past Wednesday’s Goffs UK sale at Doncaster. Red Acres Georgie’s rider Mikey Sweeney then travelled on to Stradbally to complete an across-the-card double aboard the Goff-trained Peggys Rock in the mares’ open.

Back-to-back wins

Barry O’Neill moved alongside Rob James at the head of the riders’ championship by landing the winners’ of one aboard Colin Bowe’s Backonthegoagain (3/1 - 4/1), the least experienced horse in the line-up.

The six-year-old Backonthegoagain, a Loughanmore debut maiden victor last month, picked up the running after two out and he was in command at the final fence.

The winning six-year-old, in whom breeder Thomas Hughes still holds an involvement, then strode clear to beat Can Daddy Dance by eight lengths in the silks of Milestone Bloodstock Ltd.

On an excellent afternoon for Co Wexford-trained horses, Jonathan Fogarty continued his stellar campaign by sending out La Dolce Dolly (7/2) to make a victorious career debut under Barry Stone in the five-year-old and upwards mares’ maiden.

The Milan-sired La Dolce Dolly, a Merry Gale relation that was bought by connections as a foal, moved through to pick up the running before two out and she then swept clear to account for Shuil Siorai by 10 lengths. It’s probable that La Dolce Dolly, an early June foal, will now be offered for sale.

MILLFORCE, having been placed second on all three previous starts, gained his due reward by landing the first division of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden under his handler Liam Kenny’s son James Kenny.

Millforce (5/2 - 3/1 favourite), a €30,000 graduate of the 2022 Tattersalls Ireland May sale and a half-brother to useful handicap chaser Whacker Clan, was always positioned on the pace and the eyefilling son of Workforce stormed clear from two out to dispose of seasonal debutant Cinque Terre by an increasing 15 lengths.

The elder Kenny indicated that Millforce, representing the Orphan Girl Syndicate from outside Gorey, will now be left off before embarking on a winter track campaign.

This race was actually split three ways, a most unusual occurrence these days, and the Harley Dunne-owned/trained newcomer Newton Tornado (6/1 - 8/1) indicated that a bright track career awaits by landing the second division under Tiernan Power Roche.

The Cokoriko-sired Newton Tornado, whose French listed placed hurdling dam New Saga is a half-sister to Nickname, made virtually all the running and he already had the measure of Trasna Na Pairce when throwing the faster leap at the last with four lengths separating the pair at the line.

Newton Tornado was another that was added to this past Wednesday’s Goffs UK Doncaster sale.

Close finish for Coolberrin Hill

Coolberrin Hill (4/1 - 5/1) meanwhile recorded a last-gasp success in the third division of this race.

Runner-up Dance Rules appeared to make the decisive move by going to the front after the second last, but Coolberrin Hill had other ideas and the Ballyvodock debut third surged past in the closing stages to oblige by a neck with Eoin O’Brien in what was the closest finish of the afternoon.

The Court Cave-sired Coolberrin Hill is owned and trained by Banbridge farrier Noel Hynds, who was also on the mark on the Cork circuit with the mare Rossea at Dromahane in May 2022.

Four-horse handler Hynds suggested that Coolberrin Hill, a €24,000 graduate of the 2022 Tattersalls Ireland July sale that’s out of a half-sister to Grade 2 novice hurdle winner Mount Benbulben from the same family as In Compliance and Old Cool Cookie, will be seen in new colours when running again.

Jeremy ‘passes’ the post

THE Sam Curling-owned/trained Jeremy Pass (5/4 - 7/4) returned to the form that saw him finish second to subsequent Aintree Foxhunters hero Its On The Line at Damma House in November by landing the open.

Jeremy Pass, a former dual winner when under the care of Paul Nicholls, dropped a couple of lengths off the leader Earth Furies on the long run to two out.

Rider Derek O’Connor remained unperturbed and he sent Jeremy Pass to the front from this penultimate obstacle to dismiss Earth Furies by a comfortable six lengths.

On what was his initial start for Terence O’Brien, Chief Consul (evens - 5/4 favourite) made a taking winning debut ‘between the flags’ in the confined hunt maiden.

Chief Consul, who finished fourth on his previous start in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last July, got into a lovely rhythm with Darragh Allen and he moved through to dispute the running from six out.

Chief Consul eased clear before the last to see off Trooper Carton by five lengths and the Con Hickey-owned six-year-old, whom O’Brien’s assistant Michael Browne couldn’t hide his admiration for, may return to track duty.

Horse to Follow:

Dance Rules (E. Broderick): This homebred son of Dansant, a half-brother to this season’s four-time points scorer Wise Move, was only headed in the closing stages when beaten a neck into second spot on his debut in the third division of the five and six-year-old geldings’ maiden. The five-year-old appeals as a sure track winner.