Paddy Smullen emulates legendary father Pat with first winner at Dundalk

Grappa Nonino sprang a 20-1 surprise in the Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live On Racing TV Amateur Handicap

PADDY'S DAY: Paddy Smullen savours the moment after steering Grappa Nonino to victory at Dundalk. Picture: Healy Racing  

On a night when David Egan delivered a double for Amo Racing and Adrian Murray, it was teenager Paddy Smullen, son of the late and legendary Pat, who earned the headlines in Dundalk, riding his first winner, on board Grappa Nonino, in the Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live On Racing TV Amateur Handicap.

Settled in mid division, the 20-1 shot, trained by Pat Smullen’s former boss Dermot Weld, stayed on dourly in the closing stages to overhaul Palamon and score by a length and a half.