Harrington gets the Abbey habit

Jessica Harrington notched her first winner of the week as Desert Abbey battled to victory in the William Hill In Ireland Novice Hurdle at Galway.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2008 - 16:49

Jessica Harrington notched her first winner of the week as Desert Abbey battled to victory in the William Hill In Ireland Novice Hurdle at Galway.

The 7-1 chance, a winner at Limerick less than a week ago, was settled towards the rear in the early stages by Andrew Leigh but moved up to take much closer order turning for home.

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