Manoir De Mirande finally off the mark over hurdles Manoir De Mirande (3/1) showed persistence pays off as he ran out a two and a-quarter length winner of Sligo's Durkin Bros Electrical Maiden Hurdle, to continue the good form of Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy following their treble at Cork last Friday. Travelling on the front end throughout, the four-year-old son of It's Gino quickened off the bend and the Andy Slattery-trained Whats New was no match for the winner back in second. "He ran a cracker at Roscommon and was just very unlucky to be almost carried out by a loose horse. I was fairly certain that he wouldn't have been far away, said Kennedy. "Today, it was straightforward, he jumped well and travelled well. "It's good, safe ground at the moment, but it'll probably be lively by the end of the day." (Quotes from Mark Nunan)
