Power a United fan!

Meath jockeys rode the winners of the four national hunt races, which included the feature Galway Hurdle, at the fourth day of the festival in the west yesterday where Robbie Power (pictured) landed the big race for trainer Michael Winters who completed a double on the day.

The Summerhill man partnred Miss United to a sparkling victory in the big race that is worth €156,600 to the winner.

Power had more than three lengths to spare at the line from the Gordon Elliott-trained Flaxen Flare in second place.

The Tony Martin-trained favourite Ted Veale finished eighth while Rawnaq, trained in Kilmessan, finished seventh.

Miss United will most likely be seen in action next on the flat at The Curragh on Sunday 11th August.

Cortown jockey Roger Loughran partnered Golden Wonder to victory in the opening race of the day, a beginners chase, for trainer Dessie Hughes. The two-mile, six-furlong contest was run in heavy rain and testing underfoot conditions.

Drumree man Barry Geraghty partnered last year’s Galway Hurdle winner Rebel Fitz (trained by Winters) to victory in a novice chase ahead of Ashbourne jockey Andrew Lynch and Sizing Italy with English raider Changing The Guard in third place.

There was a better result for the Ashbourne man when he won with on the Willie Mullins-trained Bally Longford, which is owned by Alan and Ann Potts, in a novice hurdle.

Lynch reversed the placings with Geraghty who had to settle for second place with Our Man Zebo for trainer Michael Hourican.

FIGURES

The attendance for the traditional Ladies Day was 27,669 (2012 - 37,033).
Tote aggregate was €840,253 (2012 - €960,072).
Bookmakers €1,287,794 (2012 - €2,096,926).

Racing continues today (5.05) with the Guinness Handicap the big race over a 12 furlongs and bottom weight Bayan might get Gordon Elliott off the mark.

Conall Collier