Out back to winning ways Splashing Out bounced back to winning ways with a fine front-running performance in the Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle at Wexford. The Eoin Griffin-trained mare had won at Tramore on her penultimate start but finished down the field at Galway last week. She went to post a 6/1 shot today and made every post a winning one, under Peter Smithers, to secure a six-length success over Jabbar. “She just didn’t handle Galway and we knew it was too bad to be true,” said Griffin. “Normally I wouldn’t run her back this quickly but it looked like an attractive pot and there weren’t many entries so we decided to stick her in. I’m delighted now. “The more positive tactics seem to be working with her. She can be tricky and she just likes things her own way. “She did it well and that’s her third hurdle win so she’s paying her way. You forgive them for being a little bit tricky, and hard to deal with, when they are able to get you a win or two. “She’s a nice mare. She’s in at Tramore next week and if she comes out of this well she’ll probbaly run. “She’s in a two-mile Flat maiden for lady riders. The girl that led her up there, Natalie Bradley, rides her most days and hopefully she’ll get to ride her there.”
