Limerick report: Eoin McCarthy’s first double both land tidy gambles

A double for trainer Eoin McCarthy with partner and owner of Moonlight Glory - Saorcha Fitzgerald - after winning the Croom Mares Handicap Hurdle. Picture: Healy Racing

Eoin McCarthy took the training honours with a fine double on yesterday’s eight-race card, run on the inside track, in Limerick.

It was a particularly memorable day for McCarthy, who trains in Athea in West Limerick as he registered his first double, shared with Kerry rider Gearoid Brouder as both Blanketontheground and Moonlight Glory, backed from double-figure prices in the morning, landed tidy gambles.