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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Nolan’s Juniper Hill wins Tipperary’s Junction Hurdle

Fri 22nd Nov 2024, 15:22

Juniper Hill and Sean Flanagan (right)Juniper Hill and Sean Flanagan (right)
© Photo Healy Racing

Juniper Hill caused a 33/1 surprise in winning Tipperary’s Junction Mares Handicap Hurdle today, scoring under a waiting ride from jockey Sean Flanagan, for Paul Nolan and the trainer’s local Moonlight Syndicate.

The five-year-old Affinisea-sired mare was having her first run since May and held up in rear, made headway on the inside rounding the final turn before leading on the run-in and eventually holding on for an all-out nose win over Milanaway

Trainer Nolan reported “she ran well in a bumper here but then disappointed although had a layoff after her last run. We thought she’d improve for today’s run, running for the first time over three miles, so rode her for luck. We were worried she wouldn’t get home so we said we’d mind her and Sean snuck her into the race lovely.

“She is owned by a local syndicate, mainly from Adamstown, so I’m delighted for them.”

1st
33/1
Tote €51.70 €8.10
2nd
nose
14/1
€4.10
3rd
0.5L
22/1
€5.30
4th
1.75L
9/1
€3.20
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.