Lady Roberta made it fifth time lucky for Gordon Elliott when the Thurles bumper winner (trained then by Tom Foley) came home best in the Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle to complete a double for her rider Paul Carberry (half an hour previous he was successful on Jim Bowie .
There were at least four of this twenty strong field in with a chance going to the last but the daughter of Bob Back found most when it was needed to go away and beat Playboy Luke by three lengths with a short head back to Fennis Boy
Elliott, trainer of yesterday's Triumph Hurdle fourth, Carlito Brigante, said: "He is a different class (Carberry) when you can get him. The mare deserved that."
