Search
Cheltenham 2024
- Main Site
- Cheltenham Home
- Cheltenham Cards
- Cheltenham Results
- Cheltenham Offers
- Cheltenham Odds
- Cheltenham Tips
- Cheltenham News
- Prestbury Cup
- Cheltenham Videos
-
Cheltenham Statistics
- Leading Trainer
- Leading Jockeys
- Leading Owners
- Previous Years
- Previous Appearances
- Breeding Profile of Winners
- Lady Jockeys at The Festival
- Leading Jockey Award Winners
- Most Successful Jockeys of All Time
- Current Jockeys Competing at Cheltenham
- Most Successful Jockey In..
- Leading Trainer Award Winners
- Most Successfull Trainer All Time
- Current Trainers Competing at Cheltenham
- Most Successful Trainer In..
- Cheltenham Trainer/Runner Index
- Desktop Site
Cheltenham 2024
- Home
- News
Hustler toughest in the west again
Eddie O'Connell is certainly a rider that racegoers in the West have become very familiar with this summer after a double at Sligo and a treble at Ballinrobe and the young Kildare five pound claimer struck again at Cleveragh aboard top-weight City Hustler in the Leo McMorrow Memorial Handicap Hurdle.
This American-bred son of Century City took over from the pace-setter, Regal Obligation entering the straight and despite a slight mistake at the last he kept going well enough to hold off the gambled-on favourite, Malande (9/2 into 3/1) by half a length.
Karl Thornton represented his Skerries, County Dublin-based father, trainer, Sean in the winner's enclosure and he said: "This is our third winner on the track, all courtesy of this fellow. We've had about fifteen in points. We'll go to Downpatrick now on Sunday with City Hustler."