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Lanigan's Hill wins on handicap debut

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Stucker Hill won on handicap debut at Punchestown today as the Billy Lanigan trained mare landed the ChangingfortheBettor (Mares) Handicap Hurdle under jockey Danny Mullins.

The daughter of Milan had failed to win in eight previous racecouse outings but was a previous point to point winner and today beat Demi Plie by five and a half lengths.

Afterwards Lanigan stated “she won a point-to-point in Westmeath with Jamie Codd and she’s taken a while to adjust to the hurdles but she’s not too bad.

“Seosamh Murphy, the co-owner and breeder, sadly lost his dear dad last week. (The other part owner) Sarah Ann O’Hanlon’s husband Paddy, who is our vet, is an uncle of Danny Mullins.

“Hopefully we’ll find something over Christmas and she would prefer softer ground than we had today. She stays well.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.