Aintree Grade 2 bumper winner Me Too Please makes sizeable mark on Flat debut

It warms the heart to see Arthur Moore with a good horse once more, as Grade 2 bumper winner Me Too Please announced her arrival on the Flat with a taking performance in the fillies' maiden at the track's 2021 curtain-raiser.

The daughter of Champs Elysees was making her Flat debut in the 1m4f contest, 33 days after landing the Grade 2 mares' bumper at Aintree under Rachael Blackmore.

She travelled smoothly under Wayne Lordan and quickened up impressively over a furlong out to score by five lengths, leaving her trainer pondering how far she can go.

"There was a lot of pressure because we like her so much, but she has really delivered," said Moore. "She's a beautiful mare. By rights she should be having her break but then we looked at the Flat programme for her.

"We'll enjoy this and we can dream a little and make a plan. She has the pedigree for the Flat and she has shown she has the potential for it. She's a real pro and has a beautiful attitude."

Moore also revealed that his son JD bought this mare, Flat and hurdles winner Sea Ducor, and Kitty's Light, so unlucky in the bet365 Gold Cup, on the same day at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales at Newmarket in 2017 for a total outlay of 30,000gns.

What a day's work that was.

McDonogh treble

Former champion jockey Declan McDonogh carded a 54-1 treble, with the Joseph O'Brien-trained Max Mayhem arguably the most impressive of those winners.

He looks one to follow in stakes company after a convincing success in the feature median auction contest.

The son of New Bay showed a decent turn of foot from the two-furlong pole to dismiss three rivals, coming home four and a quarter lengths clear of pacesetter Vera Verto on his third start.

Assistant trainer Brendan Powell said: "That was a nice performance for only his third run. He handled quick ground at Cork last time and he handled that ground lovely and showed a good turn of foot."

He added: "Even a long way out there didn't seem to be too much doubt about it. You couldn't really ask for more and he has a nice future."

Another with a future is Vultan, who readily landed a double for O'Brien in the first of the 1m4f handicaps, denying favourite All Class a hat-trick.

The opening leg of McDonogh's treble came when the Kieran Cotter-trained Lord Dudley justified favouritism in the first of the 7f handicaps.

The son of Pride Of Dubai is owned by the Kildare Racing Club and did plenty wrong in front by hanging in the straight.

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