Say Again says it all at Ballybrit

A RECORD attendance of almost 39,000 saw Say Again give the Wexford combination of trainer Paul Nolan and jockey John Cullen their most significant success to date as the 16-1 chance landed the 150,000 Guinness Handicap Hurdle at Galway yesterday.

Mutakarrin made a gallant attempt to emulate stablemate Ansar’s feat of a year ago by adding the Guinness promotion to an early hurdles victory during the week, only surrendering the advantage to the winner after the final flight.

In a race in which only a handful of the 22-strong field got into serious contention, Say Again travelled strongly for Cullen who delayed his challenge to Mutakarrin until the final flight, landed running and was soon in command for a two length success.