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Walsh shines on Plinth

Plinth (green&gold) holds his challengers at bayPlinth (green&gold) holds his challengers at bay
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Mark Walsh gave Plinth a fine front-running ride to claim the two-and-a-half mile conditions hurdle at Naas this afternoon.

Walsh set a slow early pace on the Aidan O'Brien-trained gelding and he quickened up in good style at the business end.

The JP McManus-owned gelding stayed on well in the closing stages to post a length-and-a-half verdict over 15/8 favourite Macnicholson

Frank Berry, McManus' racing manager, said afterwards:-

“He jumped away well, did his own thing and quickened up well over the last few.

“He's been very consistent all year and was a bit unfortunate not to get his head in front at Limerick last time.

"It's nice to win with him again. We'll try him on winter ground and see how he gets on.”

About Gary Carson
Gary started out as a trainee/assistant journalist with the Sporting Life newspaper and has worked in the racing industry for over 25 years. He has been with the Press Association since 2013 and won the Irish Field Nap Table in 2016. He enjoys working with horses and trained his own horse, Mamaslittlestar, to win a point-to-point in 2019.