Gavin Cromwell and Kerry Lee off mark in top grade

Jer’s Girl and Kylemore Lough gave their respective trainers Gavin Cromwell and Kerry Lee a first Grade 1 success and provided Barry Geraghty with a big-race double in Fairyhouse yesterday.

A first runner in Ireland for Kerry Lee, in her first season training, Kylemore Lough, owned in partnership by his breeder Mick McMahon (a London-based Clare man) and Achill Island native Denis Gallagher, completed a five-timer over fences when outpointing favourite Outlander in the featured Ryanair Gold Cup, a race champion trainer Willie Mullins has yet to win.

Outlander, attempting to bounce back from a fall in Cheltenham, raced prominently throughout, but couldn’t cope with the winner on the run-in to triumph by a length.