Simon Torrens drops Anchor at Listowel with 180-1 double

Drop The Anchor and Simon Torrens (right) beats Getaway Gorgeous (Paul Townend) for owner JP McManus and trainer Pat Fahy. Photo Healy Racing.

Simon Torrens is a young rider going places, and his near-180-1 double on day six of the Listowel Harvest Festival will have earned him more admirers. The brace included the feature race, the Ladbrokes “Where The Nation Plays” Handicap Hurdle, worth €75,000, which he took courtesy of a strong ride aboard the Pat Fahy-trained Drop The Anchor.

The horse, owned by JP McManus, was having his first run of the season and the former course bumper winner was quite well supported. Those backers were rewarded with a finely judged ride from off the pace by Torrens.