First Win Over Hurdles For Order Of St George Gelding

Spinningayarn (6g Order Of St George - Floral Spinner, by Alflora) built on a fine debut effort over hurdles with a straightforward victory at Fairyhouse on Thursday.

The Gordon Elliott-trained gelding had won a bumper at Navan last winter and was stepping up from a third-placed finish over hurdles at Clonmel last month.

Ridden by Jack Kennedy, Spinningayarn made all and went clear before the final flight to score by seven and a half lengths.

Elliott said: “We had a run and we knew he’d stay. He’s a grand, honest, straightforward horse. He’s probably more of a chaser down the road but he’s a nice horse.

“He probably got stuck on the worst of the ground the last day and it just didn’t happen for him. We kept it simple today."

On future plans, the trainer added: “We’ll try and find a rated novice for him and I’d say you could step him right up in trip.”

Spinningayarn was bred by the Floral Spinner Syndicate.