Spirit joy at Punchestown for proud Vaughan

Spirit Of Adjisa sprang a surprise with a game all-the-way win in the Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Fri, 06 May, 2011 - 19:34

Spirit Of Adjisa sprang a surprise with a game all-the-way win in the Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.

Tim Vaughan’s charge put up a gutsy effort in the hands of Richard Johnson to floor better-fancied rivals in this Grade One contest.

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