Moi Desire swoops to conquer for O’Connell

CLAIMER Eddie O’Connell took the riding honours at Kilbeggan yesterday, completing a 164/1 double on Moi Desire and Keoghs Bar.

Helped by the arrival of rain, which eased ground conditions, Moi Desire swooped on the run-in to deny the Paul Carberry ridden Brave Beauty in the Bloomfield House Mares Hurdle, continuing the successful run of trainer Eoin Griffin.

Brave Beauty looked the likely winner when mastering market-rival Sugar Bullet. But O’Connell produced to 10/1 shot with a well-timed challenge to land the spoils by three-quarters of a length.