Super-sub Doyle rides first winner for O'Brien

Jockey Ricky Doyle partnered his first winner for trainer Joseph O’Brien at Gowran today, winning the opening Golf Memberships 2017 From E500 3YO Hurdle with Lord Justice

Seven pounds claimer Doyle was substituting for injured J.J. Slevin, who fractured a leg at the venue yesterday, and produced Lord Justice with perfect timing to lead on the run-in before scoring a three and a quarter lengths win over Masonbrook Lady

Lord Justice was the first son of Zoffany to win over jumps in Ireland or Britain (he did produce a French hurdles winner in May) and following the win, trainer O’Brien stated “he jumped and travelled well and improved a bit from the last day. I still have a few nice three-year-old hurdlers to come out, and the standard of these races will go up in the next month to six weeks."

By Tom Weekes, quotes from Alan Magee