By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races
It was day two at Bettyville Park yesterday evening (Thursday) with a marathon eight-race card, a family fun day and a brilliant family attendance in the best of midsummer enjoyment and the locals clinched the winning spirit.
Paul Nolan is always a local favourite with a fine Wexford following and he supplied the six lengths winner of the mares’ maiden hurdle with Tequila Talkin’ (7/2) ridden by Jordan Gainford. Sean Flanagan finished third on Colin Bowe’s October Hill.
Caim jockey JJ Slevin impressed the locals on Claude (11/4) for the Joseph O’Brien stable, winning by three lengths in the maiden race for colts and geldings.
Conor Stone-Walsh was in the winners’ enclosure following the handicap hurdle. Small Town Hero (9/2) was his successful mount. Taghmon jockey Sean O’Keeffe filled the runner-up spot on Close Enough.
Waterford’s Declan Queally won on the interestingly named Tackletommywoowoo (11/4) owned by the Gwanyaboya Syndicate in the handicap hurdle and jockey Philip Enright had a double – Chosen Shant (10/3) and Dontdooddson (25/1).
It was a good day for lady jockeys. Caoimhe O’Brien from Garrison, Co. Meath, rode her first winner on Hey Babbs (8/1) in the Ladies handicap hurdle and Georgie Benson won the INH Flat Race on Governors Rock (6/1).
Managing Director Ursula Sinnott thanked “all our valued customers for coming to the Races this evening and she added; “We hope you will join us again for our two evening race meetings during Fleadh Cheoil nah Éireann in Wexford on Wednesday, August 6th and Friday, August 8th.”
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