Buddy One makes winning start to life over fences
SLICK EFFORT: Buddy One and Jack Gilligan en route to winning the Guinness Chase at Galway. Picture: Healy Racing
Buddy One, a 154-rated hurdler trained locally by Paul Gilligan and ridden by his son Jack, justified 2-7 favouritism on his chasing debut in the three-runner Guinness Chase in Galway.
The seven-year-old, in front from the fourth, made his only significant mistake four from home, brushed aside Flanking Maneuver early on the long run-in, and stayed on to beat Another Choice by seven and a half lengths.
