Dream result at Listowel for rookie Whelan

Apprentice jockey Ronan Whelan savoured a fairytale on the third day of the Listowel Harvest Festival as he recorded only his second ever win in the showpiece Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2009 - 18:26

Apprentice jockey Ronan Whelan savoured a fairytale on the third day of the Listowel Harvest Festival as he recorded only his second ever win in the showpiece Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery.

He cut out all the running on Puncher Clynch and piloted the Jim Bolger-trained juvenile with a confidence that belied his young age.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: ListowelPlace: GalwayPlace: GibraltarPlace: County KildarePerson: WhelanPerson: Ronan WhelanPerson: Jim BolgerPerson: Joshua TreePerson: Ruari O’CoileainPerson: RonanPerson: Danny MullinsPerson: Paul CashmanPerson: Drombeg DawnPerson: CashmanPerson: Pirans RockPerson: Paul DeeganPerson: William SupplePerson: SupplePerson: MujaazefPerson: Kevin PrendergastPerson: Kristal KometPerson: David WachmanPerson: Wayne LordanPerson: Tom McCourtPerson: ZhukhovPerson: Ben CurtisEvent: Listowel Harvest FestivalEvent: EBF Premier NurseryEvent: Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) HandicapEvent: Stallion FarmsEvent: Brandon Hotel HandicapOrganisation: ClynchOrganisation: Median Auction MaidenOrganisation: EBF Maiden
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