By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races
Joyeux Machin (11/10 favourite) was scored a popular local success in a hurdle race for trainer Paul Nolan and Enniscorthy brothers, Jim and Sam McCauley running in the colours of Rectory Road Holdings Ltd, impressively by seven lengths at Wexford races this evening with Wexford jockey Sean Flanagan in the saddle.
“He travelled and jumped well. Hopefully that trip will just have him more in his comfort zone. We will keep him going now and touch wood he stays right. He will probably go for a beginners chase on his next run, and we will see where we go from there”, said Paul Nolan afterwards.
Tinahely trainer Philip Rothwell scored with 17/2 shot Away To Milan (Simon Torrens up) in the second division of the handicap hurdle. Six lengths the verdict. Afterwards Rothwell said; “I felt I was getting good at training horses to finish second! Coming down here tonight I thought this lad had a decent chance. He made two mistakes the last day and tonight looked like a lesser contest really.
“I’ll probably give him a break now for a month as he is a big raw five-year-old. He won nicely and it’s great to get a winner. The horses are flying, and that’s my third winner of the season,” he concluded.
Gordon Elliott, who was present on the track, supplied a 1-2 in the rated hurdle with As Tears Go By (13/2) and Corey McGivern getting the better of I A Connect by a neck!
Trainer Robert Tyner and jockey Philip Enright won the handicap hurdle for John P. McManus with Search For A Myth (9/2 joint-favourite) depriving Philip Rothwell of a double as Warm in Gorey finished runner-up beaten two and a half lengths.
Hartur D’arc (4/1) ridden by Darragh O’Keeffe for the Thomas Gibney stables Trim, Co. Meath stables, were followed home by two Wexford runners – Liz Doyle’s High City Roller (Sean Flanagan) and Bob The Builder with Ross Berry up. Only a neck separated the first two across the line.
The handicap hurdle went to Tramore and John Flavin’s Midnight Our Fred (11/2) while the bumper went the day of Mousey Brown (10/1) for Dermot McLoughlin from Meath. Jack Hendrick took the runner-up spot with Down Around, owned and bred by Noel Dooly from Courtnacuddy, Enniscorthy. Just a short-head separated them.
Next racing at Bettyville Park is a two-day fixture on Tuesday, June 20th (daytime) and Wednesday, June 21st (evening).
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