Hevelius lands tidy gamble

ERIC McNAMARA saddled his first winner of the new National Hunt season when Hevelius landed the Frank Purcell Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel last night.

Hevelius lands tidy gamble
Fri, 27 May, 2011 - 01:00
Pat Keane

Taken at 12-1 and 10’s in the morning, and from 8-1 to 6’s on track, the former Walter Swinburn inmate did his job nicely.

He cruised ahead for Robert Jones coming away from the second last, but had to be hard driven on the run in to hold Mind The Steps by half a length.

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