Kilbrin Rocco another weekend winner for in-form Noonan Having been amongst the winners at Down Royal last Sunday, jockey Gary Noonan added another success when riding the Eoin McCarthy trained Kilbrin Rocco to win the West Waterford Novice Handicap Chase at Tramore. Sent off 6/1 in the colours of owner/breeder Jim Curtin, the seven-year-old led after jumping three out. Keeping on well into the dip, the gelding held on well close home to hold Torquay Road by a neck. Gary Noonan: "He was tough. His last two runs weren't up to scratch, I don't know why, maybe it was the ground or something. I fancied him coming here today. "We went a good gallop. We probably got left in front a little bit soon and he was probably just a little bit idle going down to the last. If I had a lead going to the last, I think he would have done it a little bit better. He was tough, put his head down and galloped the whole way to the line." Reflecting on his season, he added: "That's 17 winners now for the season and I couldn't be happier. I was probably having a very good season but I got injured in the middle part of it, I broke my back and it put me out of action for a while. It took me a bit of time to get going again, but thankfully it's rolling away now." Additional reporting by Donal Murphy.
