Well-backed Crecora Hills delivers in Punchestown feature Crecora Hills recorded a third career win when justifying strong support in the featured €26,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Chase at Punchestown. Mark Walsh, fresh from a Grade 1 four-timer for JP McManus at the Dublin Racing Festival, was again sporting the green and gold silks here on the Robert Tyner-trained mare. The 6/5 favourite, available at 5/2 overnight, made headway to lead at the second last and asserted on the run-in to beat Sophia Rose by five and a half lengths with Nine Graces a further two and a quarter lengths back in third. Tyner said, “It was a nice performance and a nice pot to win with her. “She just seems to handle that ground well and it was nice to get another race with her. If we could find another mares chase like that it would be grand. “For a few lengths before the last I thought we were in trouble, but she put it to bed very fast then. Around that trip is fine for her, I’d say, two-and-a-half or two-six.” Quotes by Gary Carson
