Short-priced Limerick double for de Bromhead & O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O'Keeffe, successful in the opener with Evens favourite Lureka Du Noyer, completed a quick short-priced double at Limerick when La Cote Fleurie (8/11 favourite) won the Great National South Court Hotel And Dial A Bus Mares Maiden Hurdle over two and a-half miles. Dr Peter Fitzgerald's five-year-old had won a Tipperary bumper last year and was third on hurdling debut at Cork. Having moved to the front before two out, the winner was being pressed at the last by the Sam Ewing-ridden Ardeen Joy when that one fell. Left clear, La Cote Fleurie passed the post six and a-half lengths in front of Chisel Hill.  O'Keeffe explained "She didn't fly the second-last and she was nimble at it, but I felt when I picked her up that she would keep going to the line, so going to the last I definitely thought I was going to win anyway. "She isn't overly big but is a lovely filly who has done nothing wrong and jumps well. Hopefully she can progress on from this." Additional reporting by Tom Weekes
