Hi Emperor gets Hennessy off the mark

Hi Emperor gave trainer Sean Hennessy his first training success when justifying 5/4 favouritism in the Follow Fairyhouse On Twitter Maiden at Fairyhouse last night.

The strapping Choisir gelding, in the colours of the trainer’s wife Ger, was fulfilling the promise of a solid third at the Curragh last time and came through inside the final furlong to get the better of An Cat Dubh by a neck before surviving a Stewards Enquiry.

“He’s a big, backward horse, a big baby,” said a delighted Hennessy, who is based in Emly, County Tipperary. “It’s a family operation and we only have four horses at the moment. I’ve had a point-to-point winner, but this is my first on the track.”