Follow The Plan needs no plan

THE Oliver McKiernan-trained Follow The Plan was a shock 25-1 winner of the Grade 2 Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles yesterday.

Follow The Plan needs no plan
Fri, 28 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Pat Keane

It was well nigh impossible to make any sort of case for the eight-year-old, but he scored on merit, under an inspired drive from Patrick Mangan, enjoying the biggest success of his career.

“We weren’t exactly expecting that,” reported McKiernan. “There are no plans and today wasn’t the plan either!”

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