Irish round-up: Hurricane Georgie blows opposition away in Midlands National
Hurricane Georgie and Jack Kennedy jump the last en route to winning the AKA Midlands National at Kilbeggan. Picture: Healy Racing
Versatile five-year-old mare Hurricane Georgie ran out an impressive winner of the €100,000 AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National, run as a Grade B handicap chase for the first time, in Kilbeggan.
Given a patient and confident ride by Jack Kennedy, Gordon Elliott’s charge came through smoothly to take over from John Ryan’s front-runner Fairyhill Run between the last two fences and strode clear to win, comfortably, by 13 lengths, with Popong denying Fairyhill Run second spot in the dying strides.
