Elliott plays down Mae’s easy success

GORDON ELLIOTT and Paul Carberry doubled-up with Mae’s Choice and Al Dafa in Downpatrick yesterday.

Although easy-to-back (drifted from 3/1 to 9/2), Mae’s Choice, winner of a point-to-point at Kirkistown recently, coasted to victory in the Bet With The Bookies Mares Maiden Hurdle.

The Presenting mare tracked the leaders throughout, cruised into the lead before final flight and drew clear to slam favourite Dangan Delight by nine lengths, prompting Elliott to explain: “She’s an honest mare and won well, but I wouldn’t be getting too excited - it wasn’t a great race. We’ll look for another mares race for her, either here or across the water.”