Pineau storms to emphatic Ulster National success

Pineau De Re, ridden by Danny Mullins for his new boss Barry Connell, stormed to an emphatic win in the Toals Bookmakers Ulster Grand National in Downpatrick yesterday.

Pineau storms to emphatic Ulster National success
Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 - 01:00
John Ryan

A ten-year-old novice, trained by Philip Fenton, the 13/2 shot got the better of the flattering Shabra Charity before the final fence before forging clear to triumph by twenty-three lengths.

A delighted Fenton explained: “I was worried that three and a half miles might be too far for him, although I knew the good ground would help him.

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CourtsRacingPlace: DownpatrickPlace: KilbegganPlace: BelfastPlace: DundalkPlace: CorkPlace: Straits Of ZanzibarPlace: Dundalk StadiumPerson: Danny MullinsPerson: Barry ConnellPerson: Philip FentonPerson: FentonPerson: Nina CarberryPerson: PaulPerson: Davy RussellPerson: Gordon ElliottPerson: ShrapnelPerson: RattanPerson: RussellPerson: ElliottPerson: Ken CondonPerson: Niall McCullaghPerson: JamesiePerson: Declan McDonoghPerson: Eoin GriffinPerson: MarconiPerson: Infanta BrancaPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: David WachmanPerson: Wayne LordanEvent: Ulster NationalEvent: PineauEvent: Ulster Grand NationalEvent: Shabra CharityEvent: Galway PlateEvent: Irish Stallion Farms Fillies RaceEvent: Typhoon LilyOrganisation: Toals Bookmakers
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