Man helping Hurley to a Perfect fortnight

County Tipperary owner/trainer Paddy Hurley had Perfect Man in tip-top shape to follow-up on his Thurles win from 13 days back, in the Festival Hospitality From 109 Euros Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown.

Damien Skehan was in the plate again on the Morozov gelding, and the 9/2 shot was very game up the run-in to get the best of a tremendous tussle with 25/1 chance Stay With It

Hurley was bridging a gap stretching back to Ambush Angel's win at Tramore in 2011, when Perfect Man began his golden spell nearly a fortnight back.

He'd previously been without his licence for quite some time since a victory with a horse called Golden Gazelle at Killarney in 1991.

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