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Uhavemeinstitches has a serious chasing pedigree

Uhavemeinstitches (green and gold) leads on the run-in  Uhavemeinstitches (green and gold) leads on the run-in
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The James Motherway-trained Uhavemeinstitches (12/1) made a winning debut over fences in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at Wexford.

Ridden by Mark Walsh, the Walk In The Park mare sat well off a strong pace set by Nowwhatdoyouthink and looked held in third two out.

The front-runner began to tire on the approach to the last, though, and the winner got by him on the run-in to win by a length and a half from the staying-on He's Gorgeous with Nowwhatdoyouthink another half a length back in third.

A winner over hurdles at Limerick last Christmas, J P McManus' five-year-old is out of Motherway's 2010 Irish Grand National heroine Bluesea Cracker. 

Motherway said: "It's great to get a winner, it's been a while since we had one. Mark gave her a lovely ride. He said they went very quick in front and he felt it just fell apart.  

"She is a nice mare going forward. She is a little bit babyish and made one or two novicey mistakes, which I didn't think she would, but I suppose they were going a good speed and it was her first time over fences. 

"It was a race for horses rated 120 or less over hurdles, so a lot of the higher-class horses were ruled out. We'll have to see where she fits in as the season goes on. 

"She is a nice filly to have and it's great to have a winner for JP. 

"She has a lot of similarities (to her dam). She's a lot slicker over hurdles than her dam was. She is designed to be a chasing filly and the family does get further. Around here is a quick two-and-a-half and you'd like to think a bigger galloping track would suit her.  

"We don't want to be getting too carried away because it's the start of the season and there is a lot of good horses to come out yet. We'll have a look at what's coming up and have a chat with Frank (Berry).  

"We just wanted to get today out of the way and get the experience into her."

Additional reporting by Donal Murphy

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.