18+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure
icon
Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Consecutive wins for Ernie From Nurney

Fri 19th Apr 2024, 17:54

Ernie From Nurney and Peter Smithers jump the last Ernie From Nurney and Peter Smithers jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Ernie From Nurney (5/2f) recorded consecutive wins today, as the Padraig Roche-trained gelding landed Limerick's Panoramic Restaurant Novice Handicap Hurdle under 7lb claimer Peter Smithers.

Smither was successful on the seven-year-old previously at Naas on April 4 and today produced him to challenge on the outer at the second-last. The winner jumped right at the final flight but held on well to beat Aboy Joey by three-parts of a length.

Afterwards Roche reported “that was grand and he keeps improving the whole time.

“Peter is with me every day and is riding well. I'm delighted for him and he has done a lot of work with this lad as he wasn't easy in the early days.

“It is great he won again for the syndicate and they'd love to have a day out in Galway so I might protect his hurdle mark until then and go for a chase next.”

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.