Quinta Do Lago defies signs of greenness to land Cork spoils 

Elsewhere on the card, Wizard Of Odds made a positive start to his jumping career by taking the WTW Willis3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

WARMING TO THE TASK: Quinta Do Lago and Donagh Meyler (red silks) en route to winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle at Cork on Sunday.  Picture: Healy Racing

The first academy hurdle of the Irish racing calendar got Sunday’s meeting in Cork underway and Jessica Harrington and Donagh Meyler combined to take the race with Quinta Do Lago.

As could be expected of any three-year-old having a first taste of the track, there were obvious signs of greenness but he jumped the final flight better than did closest rival Out Of Aces and that left him to go clear to the line to make a winning start to his career.