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Maria Benefit flawless on chasing debut

Maria’s Benefit, one of the star mares to have graduated from the Irish point-to-point scene in recent seasons, made a winning start to her chasing career on the track, coming through her first assignment with flying colours at Newton Abbott on Friday afternoon.

The daughter of Beneficial, who had dead-heated to win her four-year-old maiden at Dromahane in November 2016 when with James Doyle, made much of the running in the two mile novice chase.

The odds-on favourite was pitched in against geldings for her track chasing bow, however with the defection of fellow point-to-point graduate, Lough Derg Spirit, the two rivals who lined up against her in opposition were not able to provide a stiff test.

The Stuart Edmunds-trained mare ultimately came through this test with flying colours, pulling clear from the second-last in the hands of Co. Wicklow native and RACE graduate Ciarán Gethings, the now six-year-old ultimately crossed the line with nine lengths to spare over the Paul Nicholls-trained Mont Des Avaloirs.

In all, Friday’s success was her seventh victory under rules, having developed into a real winning machine in her novice hurdle campaign where she won five races on the bounce including in Grade 2 company, before finishing fourth behind Laurina at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

 

 

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