Fish puts rivals to the Sword

SWORD FISH, trained by Christy Roche for J P McManus, sprang a mild surprise when popping up at 14-1 in the valuable Supporters’ Club Lartigue Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Fish puts rivals to the Sword
Wed, 15 Sep, 2010 - 01:00
Pat Keane

His recent form had been less than impressive, but the Sadler’s Wells gelding was on song here, under a strong Alan Crowe drive.

Leblon edged ahead coming away from the third last, but Sword Fish threw down a determined challenge in the straight.

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