JACKSONSLADY

eventually prevailed in the BBA Ireland Ltd Opera Hat Mares Chase at Naas.

Though the race lost much of its lustre when red-hot favourite Vroum Vroum Mag was a late defection through lameness, it still led to an intriguing contest, with all four remaining runners jumping the second-last in unison.

Jacksonslady and What will we call her pulled clear after that, but the latter crashed out at the last, allowing Mark Walsh to coast home on the Philip Dempsey-trained 5-2 chance.

Dempsey said: ‘She jumped great and the one thing she does is battle.’