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Alan Magee

Alan Magee

Janidil lands the odds in Tipp opener

Mon 7th Oct 2019, 14:48

Janidil and Mark Walsh clear the lastJanidil and Mark Walsh clear the last
© Photo Healy Racing

The Willie Mullins-trained Janidil was all the rage in the opening Join The Tipperary Supporter’s Club Maiden Hurdle and duly justified odds-on favouritism in good style.

Owner J P McManus was on hand to see his five-year-old gelding make all in this two-mile event, although Tiger Voice did throw down a challenge in the straight.

The pair stretched right away from their rivals after the penultimate flight and the 1/3 favourite was nicely on top on the run-in to score by two and three quarter lengths under Mark Walsh.

There was a yawning gap of 27 lengths back to Goodbye Someday in third.

Walsh said, "I had no worries anywhere and it wasn't a great race. His form was very good last year and I would have been disappointed if he was beaten.

"He is very good to jump and a lot of those French horses are jumping since they were two and he knew his job."

(TW & AM)

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.