More Christmas cheer for McManus at Limerick

Tom Weekes

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Leading Owner and locally based J.P. McManus recorded his second winner at the Limerick Festival when his Perce Rock ran out an easy winner of the Guinness Christmas Racing Festival Hurdle.

Ridden by Alan Crowe, the son of Dansili hit the front two out and easily had the measure of 12 lengths second Charlie Yardbird

Afterwards Stack reported "Perce Rock has taken a lot of time to get fit but he did it well and jumped well. He'll go back chasing soon."

1.10

Guinness Christmas Racing Festival H'dle €17,000.00 2m 3f

1st

Perce Rock (GB)

7/4JFav

Tote €1.80 €1.40

2nd

12L

Charlie Yardbird (IRE)

11/2

€2.30

3rd

15L

Faltering Fullback (GB)

7/4JFav

4th

35+L

The Gloves Are Off (IRE)

14/1

Full Result

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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