Nice Day for Simmonson

It was a night to remember for apprentice David Simmonson in Dundalk last night as he registered his first win since April 2013 on board top-weight Have A Nice Day in the seven-furlong Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap. 

Nice Day for Simmonson
Sat, 28 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
John Ryan

Simmonson, 23, from Kildare town, worked for Mick Easterby and Tony Carroll in England before weight problems caused him to take a break.

Now based with Have A Nice Day’s trainer Sabrina Harty on the Curragh, he was recording his first win on home soil, pouncing on the inside to beat Shabra Emperor.

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CourtsRacingPlace: DundalkPlace: KildarePlace: EnglandPlace: CurraghPlace: Moss ValePlace: IrelandPlace: GalwayPlace: DunemerPerson: SimmonsonPerson: David SimmonsonPerson: Mick EasterbyPerson: Tony CarrollPerson: Sabrina HartyPerson: Shabra EmperorPerson: HartyPerson: DavidPerson: AlnasarPerson: Michael HalfordPerson: Conor HobanPerson: MaronellaPerson: Denis LinehanPerson: HobanPerson: Pat SmullenPerson: Ted WalshPerson: HelenPerson: WalshPerson: PatPerson: AlmadaaPerson: Davis MarnanePerson: Connor KingPerson: Bubbly BelliniPerson: KingPerson: Fran BerryPerson: MarnanePerson: Joanna MorganPerson: SmullenPerson: Ronan WhelanPerson: Gavin CromwellPerson: Austin LeahyPerson: Wayne LordanPerson: PoitinPerson: Harry DunlopPerson: Keith ClarkePerson: Robbie DowneyEvent: Have AEvent: Crowne Plaza Hotel RaceEvent: Floodlit Friday Nights HandicapEvent: HandicapEvent: Race & Dine St Dundalk HandicapOrganisation: StewardsOrganisation: Settle For Red
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