Nucky Johnson makes it three wins from five starts with Naas success
SCARY MOMENT: Well Loved and Ritchie Deegan (yellow) and Thecornerhouse and Evan Dwan (white) part company at the last flight in the Naas Handicap Hurdle. All were OK afterwards. Picture: Healy RacingÂ
The Noel Meade-trained Nucky Johnson made it three wins from five starts when landing the featured Treo Eile Rated Novice Hurdle in Naas, coming from off the pace under a patient Liam McKenna to master Doyen Ta Win on the run-in and triumph by five and a half lengths.
Winner of a bumper and awarded his maiden hurdle in the stewards' room, the Vadamos gelding was having his first outing after a winter break and delighted his trainer, who admitted: “I thought before the turn-in that we might be in trouble, but he won well. Liam was having his first ride for me, but judged it well.
