Nolan forced to call it a day with Shinrock Paddy

Trainer Paul Nolan has decided to call time on the career of his Grade One-winning hurdler Shinrock Paddy after he burst a blood vessel at Navan on Sunday.

Nolan forced to call it a day with Shinrock Paddy
Tue, 14 Jan, 2014 - 00:00
Ashley Iveson

The 10-year-old was one of the top novice hurdlers in Ireland in 2009, but was pulled up when a leading fancy for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival that season.

He went on to win two more races, including the 2011 Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas, but recent results have been disappointing and after pulling up in Sunday’s Foxrock Handicap Chase, Nolan has drawn stumps.

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