Hill justifies decision to undertake five hour trek

Tammys Hill, having a first outing since winning the Foxhunters at the Cheltenham festival in March, landed the Christmas Party Package Handicap Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

Hill justifies decision to undertake five hour trek
Mon, 20 Oct, 2014 - 01:00
Pat Keane

The Cheltenham hero is trained in Co Down by Liam Lennon and fully justified the decision to send him on a journey that took five hours.

“We came here on Saturday and the horse stayed overnight,’ said Lennon. “We were well looked after by lovely people.’

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CourtsRacingPlace: CorkPlace: Co DownPlace: FairyhousePlace: Down RoyalPlace: HurdlePlace: RoscommonPlace: KnockanePlace: CastlemartyrPerson: HillPerson: Tammys HillPerson: Liam LennonPerson: LennonPerson: Andrew LynchPerson: PierlowPerson: Arthur MoorePerson: DukePerson: Beckwith StarPerson: David CaseyPerson: MoorePerson: Philip FentonPerson: Bryan CooperPerson: CooperPerson: FentonPerson: Mouse Morris’Person: Alpha Des ObeauxPerson: Dessie Hughes’Person: HughesPerson: SandraPerson: Joe HennessyPerson: Barry CashPerson: The LingoPerson: Shantou FlyerPerson: HennessyPerson: BarryPerson: Noel MeadePerson: Nina CarberryPerson: CarberryPerson: CarletonPerson: Sean FlanaganEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Christmas Party Package Handicap HurdleEvent: Champion ChaseEvent: Cork Racecourse Kinsale Handicap ChaseEvent: Leopardstown November HandicapEvent: Irish Stallion Farms’Organisation: INH Stallion Owners’Organisation: Akito
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