Tornado Watch, you beauty! © Photo Healy Racing
Jonathan and Mikey Fogarty were on the mark in the Warm Welcome Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick today as their Tornado Watch (4/5f) completed a hat-trick of wins for the trainer/jockey brothers.
Mikey Fogarty had steered the son of Selkirk to his earlier course win in August and again at Ballinrobe on Tuesday and today completed the treble as the pair battled hard for a neck win over Se Mo Laoch
Tornado Watch has an unbeaten three race record as trainer Jonathan Fogarty and following today's race, winning jockey Mikey Fogarty later commented “he didn't travel as sweet as usual but didn't jump as well and that's probably why.
"He went to Ballinrobe on Tuesday and won but they are four and a half hour journeys (from his Wexford base). He's not the biggest horse in the world so we are thrilled - it’s unbelievable!”
By Tom Weekes, quotes from Michael Graham
