Third win of the summer for Knocknagoran Lady It's been a rewarding summer for Knocknagoran Lady and the Noel Flanagan-owned seven-year-old made it three wins from her last four starts in Down Royal's Tayto Group Limited Handicap Hurdle over three miles. In a race where, once again, the last two hurdles in the straight were omitted, the daughter of Lauro, successful at Limerick and Kilbeggan in July, moved past last year's winner Fire Coral inside the final quarter-mile and stayed on well under Conor Stone-Walsh to beat Technology by two and three-quarter lengths. "She stays well and jumps well, but I wasn't happy the two hurdles were taken out because she's a great jumper," said winning trainer Cian Hughes. "It was a disadvantage to her. She was going well and Conor just tipped her on. "She ran well in Roscommon the last day and got kind of caught back and they just quickened on her. I wouldn't blame the ground; it was just a tighter track and they went a bit steady and got first run on her. We were happy with the run and there wasn't a bother on her after the race. "She has come good. We tweaked her wind and she won two - it was just a small procedure. "I had her entered in a chase but she wasn't getting in in Wexford, so we would love to send her over fences straight away. She's a great jumper and we have her schooling over fences once a week. We are looking forward to that." Additional reporting by Michael Graham
