Adrigole Trudie and Laravoulta Libby turn on style at Curraheen

There were two top-drawer performances on the first meeting of the year at Curraheen Park, on Saturday night, and both came from experienced bitches.

Adrigole Trudie was marginally the quicker of the two, when taking the closing race for Tadgh O’Sullivan. An impressive winner in A2 company when last seen, a month ago, she was upped to open class this time and proved more than equal to the task.

The September ’11 bitch had the legs of some smart early pacers on the run-up and, with winning form over further, pulled away to beat Gringos Ace by three and a half lengths, in a flying 28.29.