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Desert Abbey is Galway bound

Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

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Jessica Harrington´s Desert Abbey ran out the game winner of the Coors Lite Hurdle at Limerick today and is Galway bound.

Ridden by Andrew Leigh, the daughter of Presenting did very well to reel back front running Track Mac eventually getting to the front on the run-in, to record a three parts of a length win.

Harrington was absent but her assistant Eamonn Leigh (father of the winning jockey Andrew Leigh) later briefly mentioned "Desert Abbey might go to Galway for a novice hurdle."

Coors Lite H'dle €17,000.00 2m

1st

Desert Abbey (IRE)

6/4Fav

Tote €2.40 €1.10

2nd

0.75L

Track Mac (IRE)

14/1

€2.80

3rd

4.5L

Haka Dancer (USA)

4/1

€1.50

4th

13L

Chevaux Loco (IRE)

16/1

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Jessica Harrington Andrew Leigh

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.

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