Rock too hard for Royal rivals

Gimli's Rock put up a solid performance to outpoint his rivals in the WKD Core Hurdle at Down Royal and star in a near 420-1 treble for Jessica Harrington today.

Fri, 05 Nov, 2010 - 19:03

Gimli's Rock put up a solid performance to outpoint his rivals in the WKD Core Hurdle at Down Royal and star in a near 420-1 treble for Jessica Harrington today.

The Co Kildare trainer had a better fancied runner, Summit Meeting, in the Grade Two contest, but he could only finish third as Gimli's Rock (10-1) stamped his authority with a convincing success.

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