Consecutive wins for Ernie From Nurney

Ernie From Nurney (5/2f) recorded consecutive wins today, as the Padraig Roche-trained gelding landed Limerick's Panoramic Restaurant Novice Handicap Hurdle under 7lb claimer Peter Smithers.

Smither was successful on the seven-year-old previously at Naas on April 4 and today produced him to challenge on the outer at the second-last. The winner jumped right at the final flight but held on well to beat Aboy Joey by three-parts of a length.

Afterwards Roche reported “that was grand and he keeps improving the whole time.

“Peter is with me every day and is riding well. I'm delighted for him and he has done a lot of work with this lad as he wasn't easy in the early days.

“It is great he won again for the syndicate and they'd love to have a day out in Galway so I might protect his hurdle mark until then and go for a chase next.”