Double delight for O'Keeffe in Tipperary
SEEING A STRIDE: Slip Jig en route to winning the Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle in the hands of Darragh O’Keeffe. Picture: Healy Racing
Darragh O’Keeffe made the brightest of starts to Thursday’s meeting in Tipperary, taking the first two races for fellow Cork connections.
Patience paid off for connections of Slip Jig, who finished strongly to take the first division of the Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle. Trained by Colin Motherway, and given a well-judged ride by O’Keeffe, she quickened up nicely along the inside rail to lead after the last and stayed on nicely to beat the eye-catching Fair Damsel.
