Princely Conn gets back in winning groove at Clonmel

Placed in Grade One company as a novice but without a success since October 2014, Princely Conn bounced back to winning form when landing the Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Guest Evening Hurdle in Clonmel last night.

The Barry Geraghty-ridden seven-year-old got the better of Fearachain by two and a quarter lengths to continue the successful run being enjoyed by owner JP McManus and trainer Tom Mullins, who said: “He’s back in business — I didn’t think when I brought him in last August or September that we’d have to wait until May for him to win. It just hasn’t been his year.”

Trainer Eamonn ‘Dusty’ Sheehy recorded his first success in three years when Gunner McGregor, ridden by Keith Cogley, bolted up in the bumper, stretching clear to beat Callyerman by six lengths.