Page Turner wins again in Limerick© Photo Healy Racing
Ambrose McCurtin got a tune out of Page Turner as the pair ploughed through the testing ground in Limerick to win by nine and a half lengths.
There was plenty of money around for John Jo Walsh’s nine-year-old in this two mile one handicap chase as he opened at 7/1 this morning and contracted to 3/1 on the off.
McCurtin made it a test from the front, only yielding it briefly after the third last to Toostrong Over the last two fences he forged on and stretched away for a clear-cut victory.
Trainer John Jo Walsh said: “I thought the ground would be too heavy for him, but two miles is his journey. He gave him a good cute ride as he gave him a breather up the hill and he came home well.
“He has won nowhere else and he’s a funny type of horse and can’t be ridden with blinkers at home. He won’t stay two and a half miles and won’t go on hard ground.”
Gigginstown’s Toostrong was second at 6/1. Kandinski the 5/4 favourite, was 11 lengths adrift in third after making no impression in the home straight.
This was Page Turner's third win at Limerick from seven starts there.
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
