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Quarry Lil provides O'Flynn with timely tonic

Quarry Lil and Gary NoonanQuarry Lil and Gary Noonan
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Quarry Lil provided her sidelined trainer Paul O’Flynn with a welcome boost when recording a second win this season in the Lisronagh Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel.

The Buttevant trainer was injured recently in a riding accident but the seven-year-old mare did him proud on this testing surface providing 7lb claimer Gary Noonan with his fourth winner under rules.

The 5/1 favourite made most and kept on strongly under pressure on the run-in to beat Just Another Lady by two and a half lengths, with De Milano keeping on well just a half-length further back in third.

O'Flynn was represented by his father Tom who said, "Paul had a bad fall riding out this day week so this is a good tonic. It will take time to recover but he'll be fine.

"She would have hated that ground and I thought Gary rode a smashing race.

"I'd like to thank everyone in the yard with the boss being out. They got us here today because it was a rough week."

(TW & AM)

About Alan Magee
Alan has worked in the racing industry for well over 30 years including with the Sporting Life, Turform and Irish Racing Services. He took up his current role as Irish Racing Team Leader with the Press Association in 2013. He has a keen interest in most sports and plays golf.