Dragon lands minor touch easily

The Tony Martin-trained Green Dragon was the medium of a minor touch in the TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary last night.

Dragon lands minor touch easily
Fri, 07 Jun, 2013 - 01:00
Pat Keane

Ridden by Paul Townend and backed from 12-1 to 9’s, he landed the bets with the minimum of fuss.

Townend produced Green Dragon to challenge going to the last and only had to nudge him forward to score by six and a half lengths.

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CourtsRacingPlace: TipperaryPlace: PunchestownPerson: DragonPerson: Tony MartinPerson: Paul TownendPerson: TownendPerson: Green DragonPerson: MartinPerson: Charles Byrnes’Person: Byrnes’ MahrajanPerson: Eddie Hales’Person: TED DOLLYPerson: Barry GeraghtyPerson: MahrajanPerson: HalesPerson: Sarah DawsonPerson: Seamie HeffernanPerson: Judies ChildPerson: DawsonPerson: Jim BolgerPerson: Kevin ManningPerson: TeofiloPerson: BolgerPerson: Ger FlynnPerson: KevinPerson: Pat FlynnPerson: Paul PowerPerson: Charlie SwanPerson: FlynnPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: Joseph O’BrienPerson: JosephPerson: Jessica HarringtonPerson: Emmet McNamaraPerson: GerdagoPerson: McNamaraPerson: HarringtonEvent: Maiden HurdleEvent: Pride Of Tipperary Gathering 27th June Handicap HurdleEvent: HandicapEvent: Tipperary Youth Raceday HandicapEvent: Hurricane RunOrganisation: Stallion Farms’Organisation: EBF MaidenOrganisation: Oasis Dream
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