Lisselan Eagle off the mark in impressive fashion

THOUGHTS drifted back to the great Imperial Call and his tremendous Cheltenham Gold Cup victory in 1996 after Lisselan Eagle won the Clarina Maiden at Limerick last evening.

Lisselan Eagle, like Imperial Call, is owned by Lisselan Farms and carried the colours made famous by that great warrior.

It was delightful to see Fergie Sutherland, another great warrior and the man who trained Imperial Call of course, on hand to greet the winner and represent the owners.

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