De Bromhead and O'Keeffe double up with Cobra Queen

Cobra Queen completed a quickfire double for Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O’Keeffe when taking the Victoria House Tramore Mares Beginners Chase.

The point-to-point winner scored twice over hurdles last year and was opening her account over fences following a couple of placed efforts this season.

The 4/1 chance headed the front-running Littlebiggie before two out and kept on strongly on the run-in to beat that rival by six and a half lengths. Coole Cherry kept on one paced to finish a further three and three-quarter lengths away in third. World Of Fortunes successful twice at Listed level over hurdles, proved a bitter disappointment switched to fences and jumped poorly before being pulled up with a circuit still to go.

De Bromhead was represented by Robbie Power who said, “That was a good performance. She was very unlucky at Tipperary the last day where she just got chinned on the line. The 2m6f definitely suited her today. They went a good gallop on the good ground, and it played to her strengths.

"She wouldn't be that scopey, but she jumped very well today. It was a good performance. The favourite never jumped a fence and was never going and she took full advantage of that. She deserved to win a beginners chase.

"She's won a point-to-point and a hurdle too, so she's going in the right direction. I'm delighted for Matt Fitzgerald as well, he is a good owner.

"Today was the plan for the moment. She is rated 115 and we'll see what the handicapper does. She could go back into a handicap and has plenty of experience now.

"She wants nice ground. She has form on softer ground as well, but she is definitely better on nicer ground. She jumps a lot better on nicer ground."

De Bromhead and O’Keeffe were also on the mark half an hour earlier with Full Of Life