Whitmore aiming for the top with Casey

THE small yard of Leonard Whitmore is hoping to land another big handicap hurdle this weekend when Casey Top lines up in the MCR Hurdle at Leopardstown in Sunday.
Whitmore aiming for the top with Casey
Wed, 05 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Nick Robson

Whitmore won the valuable Ballymore 25th Anniversary Hurdle with Brave Right at the 2008 Punchestown Festival.

Now he has his eyes set on the race formerly run as the Pierse with the eight-year-old, who was in good heart in the summer.

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RacingPlace: LeopardstownPlace: BallymorePlace: PunchestownPerson: WhitmorePerson: CaseyPerson: Leonard WhitmorePerson: PiersePerson: Charlie SwanPerson: SwanPerson: Noel MeadePerson: ASIGH PEARLPerson: Fosters CrossPerson: Tony MartinPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Willie MullinsPerson: PolicePerson: DOCTOR DEEJAYPerson: Paddy PowerPerson: ApproachPerson: MontanPerson: OF FIREPerson: LancettoPerson: SlieveardaghPerson: Casey TopPerson: Marlay ParkPerson: MubrookPerson: MutadarekPerson: Un HingedPerson: WhodoyouthinkEvent: MCR HurdleEvent: Anniversary HurdleEvent: 2008 Punchestown FestivalOrganisation: Prima VistaOrganisation: PrimaOrganisation: Tijuana DancerOrganisation: FINALOrganisation: Alpine Eagle
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