Jazz De Cotte digs deep for Kennedy Jazz De Cotte added to a bumper win at Ayr last year with a hard-earned victory in the Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick. Trained by Gordon Elliott for Ronnie Bartlett, the 6/5 favourite was about five lengths in arrears of the front-running Jackson Lamb after the penultimate flight. However, Jack Kennedy’s mount gradually reeled him in striking the front about 100 yards out to score by a length. Midnight Moonshine kept on well to snatch the runner-up spot on the line. Kennedy said, "I suppose he has been a bit disappointing since his bumper win in Ayr. We thought he was a nice horse that day. "He has been a bit frustrating, so it's nice to get that done. "The further he goes the better. He galloped all the way to the line, so it is great to get." Quotes by Michael Graham
