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Gainford to maintain partnership with Hewick in Kerry National

Jordan Gainford (right) with 'Shark' Hanlon and owner T J McDonald after Hewick's win at SandownJordan Gainford (right) with 'Shark' Hanlon and owner T J McDonald after Hewick's win at Sandown
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Trainer 'Shark' Hanlon has confirmed that Jordan Gainford will partner Hewick in the E200,000 Guinness Kerry National at Listowel next Wednesday week.

The Wexford native was on board when the rapidly improving seven-year-old recorded a famous win in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown in April and the pair shone again on another big stage when taking the Tote Galway Plate six weeks ago.

Hewick is now rated 163 and has been allotted topweight of 11st 12lbs in the Harvest festival highlight.

Hanlon, who previously won the Guinness Kerry National with Alfa Beat in 2011, said: "Gordon (Elliott) has been in touch with me and has kindly released Jordan for the race so he'll ride the horse again. He obviously gets a great tune out of him and I'm delighted that he's available. The horse is in great form and we're looking forward to it."

About Mark Nunan
Mark has followed racing since he was a teenager and worked for many years as a broadcaster with the Irish version of Racecall. He joined the Press Association in 2019 and is also a contributor to the Racing Post. A native of Kildare, he now lives in Sligo.
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