All sunshine for Doyle with 175-1 treble

THE National Hunt card at Limerick yesterday afternoon attracted national hunt weather but it was all sunshine for jockey Tom Doyle, who secured a 175-1 treble — his first in this country.

Aboard the Patrick Neville-trained Rockshandy in the opening www.limerickraces.ie Maiden Hurdle, Doyle sent his mount to the front from the outset and his bold tactics paid dividends. Under pressure half a mile from home, the winner jumped well in the closing stages and stayed on strongly to see off the persistent challenge of Outrageous Request.

Winning trainer Pat Neville said afterwards: “He is a nice horse and is improving. He jumps great and will make a nice chaser. We were confident coming here today and we have no immediate plans for him now.”