By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races
Taghmon jockey Sean O’Keeffe was the local hero at Wexford races today where he rode three winners. Enniscorthy trainer Paul Nolan saddled a double.
O’Keeffe scored first on The Big Clubman (11/2) for Paul Nolan by two lengths in the maiden hurdle, followed by a victory on Cathryns Ruby (28/1) for Carlow trainer Patrick Foley in the handicap hurdle. Winner number three was for Colin Bowe’s Kiltealy stable on Morell River (11/2), also in a handicap hurdle.
Paul Nolan was at Wexford Park watching the hurling, so he missed the success of The Bug Clubman, and he made it a double with Gin Tonic (7/2) who beat Open Secret, for Gordon Elliott and Jordan Gainford, in the maiden hurdle with Cleariestown jockey Conor Stone-Walsh in the saddle.
The beginners’ chase was won by John P. Manus’ Uhavemeinstitches (12/1) ridden by Mark Walsh and Henry de Bromhead saddled Nuvotic (3/1) to take the handicap chase with Darragh O’Keeffe in the saddle. Incidentally, Paul Nolan’s Release The Beast finished runner-up with Sean O’Keeffe up!
Dungarvan trainer Declan Queally was in Galway where he had a winner, but he made it a double on the day when Mozzies Sister (7/4) won the four runner mares hurdle rather easily by 13 lengths ridden by Alex Harvey.
And there was a real surprise in the ‘bumper’ when the Willie Mullins trained Lady Lena with son Patrick in the saddle was beaten ‘a head’ by Ballymoreen (9/2) trained by Mark Quigley in Laois and ridden by Adam Ryan.
The two-day October Bank Holiday races at Wexford continues tomorrow (Bank Holiday Monday) with seven races, the first is off at 1.17pm. The feature race is the Listed Michael Hickey Memorial Chase.
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