Winning return for Townend

On his first ride back, having been shaken in a fall at Limerick on Sunday, Paul Townend triumphed for his trainer/father Tim on Kala Brandy in the opening Ladies Free Admission This Evening Mares Maiden Hurdle in Clonmel last night.

The Kalanisi mare, which also carries the colours of her trainer, justified 5/2 favouritism in emphatic style, proving too strong for Kris Kindle and For Gortnatona.

Tim Townend commented: “It was grand to have Paul back to ride her. We had Ruby on stand-by, just in case – if you can’t have the best, you should have the second best!”