Bachelor Affair lands popular local success

BACHELOR Affair made all under Tommy Treacy to record a popular local success in the featured Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park yesterday.

Bachelor Affair lands popular local success
Mon, 20 Jun, 2011 - 01:00
John Ryan

Trained by Ger Mullins for his neighbour Mary Greene, the nine-year-old dictated the pace, enjoying an easy lead for most of the journey, and responded to Treacy’s urgings in the closing stages to beat Clarach, trained by the winning handler’s cousin Tony Mullins by two and a half lengths.

Having greeted his 16/1 winner, trainer Ger Mullins commented: “We’ve been waiting for that for a long time. he has to have hard ground and it’s hard to find suitable races for him when conditions are right.

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