Captain makes an encouraging return

GLENFINN CAPTAIN, who failed to win last season, struck gold at the first time of asking for this campaign when storming away with the Wilderness Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

Captain makes an encouraging return
Fri, 31 Oct, 2008 - 00:00

Ruby Walsh made a lot of the running on French-import Polmar, but Barry Geraghty had him covered a fair way out on Tom Taaffe’s nine-year-old.

Glenfinn Captain landed in front over the penultimate obstacle and then surged clear to beat Justpourit by 13 lengths, with Polmar fading in third.

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CourtsRacingPlace: ClonmelPlace: Persian CityPlace: NewmarketPlace: Down RoyalPlace: DownpatrickPlace: ListowelPerson: CaptainPerson: Glenfinn CaptainPerson: Ruby WalshPerson: Barry GeraghtyPerson: Tom TaaffePerson: JustpouritPerson: TaaffePerson: CopsianoPerson: Andrew LeighPerson: Mouse MorrisPerson: Michael HouriganPerson: El JoPerson: Paul CarberryPerson: Oar HousePerson: HouriganPerson: KayPerson: ListowelPerson: Oliver McKiernanPerson: John CullenPerson: KILLENAULE BOYPerson: McKiernanPerson: Martin BurkePerson: Edward O’GradyPerson: Missy O’BrienPerson: Willie Mullins’Person: CadspeedPerson: Philip CarberryPerson: TommyPerson: Sean FlanagenPerson: FlanaganPerson: Leonard WhitmoreEvent: Wilderness ChaseEvent: Fethard Handicap HurdleEvent: Irish Stallion Farms’Event: EBF Beginners ChaseEvent: Powerstown Demesne Handicap HurdleEvent: Maiden HurdleOrganisation: Polmar
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