Powerful homebreds give McManus another double Sizeable four-year-old Powerful (10/11f) provided owner J.P. McManus and his wife, breeder Noreen McManus with Punchestown doubles today, having landed the Thank You David Betts Photography Handicap Hurdle for trainer Jessica Harrington. Ridden by regular rider Simon Torrens, the Camelot-gelding today raced behind the leaders and having challenged in the home straight, finished well to score an all-out short-head win over Zuzukel . The McManus’s, whose homebreds include Gold Cup winner Iknowthewayurthinking, earlier scored with A Great View and regarding Powerful, trainer’s daughter and assistant Kate Harrington stated “he is a lovely horse and is a work in progress. “We’ll go baby steps with him, and he’d probably prefer the ground a bit better.” Quotes from Alan Magee
