Place De La Nation easily lands short odds at Fairyhouse The Willie Mullins-trained Place De La Nation made all under Jack Kennedy when easily justifying short odds in the opening Fred Kenny Memorial Mares Hurdle at Fairyhouse. With her main market rival Highland Crystal a non-runner, the Gigginstown House Stud-owned five-year-old was sent to post at prohibitive odds of 1/16f. Sent straight to the front by Kennedy, the daughter of Masked Marvel travelled strongly at the head of affairs, before asserting from two out. Barely out of a canter in the closing stages, Place De La Nation scored by five-and-a-half lengths from Shesakindofmagic. Assistant David Casey reported: “Jack said it was straightforward, she jumped well and quickened well. “He said it was pretty simple, it looked that way beforehand, so thankfully there was no drama. “If they were all as easy as that it would be great, but it doesn’t work like that unfortunately! “The Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle is back here in a month, so we might have a look at that.” Additional reporting by Gary Carson.
