Hendrick hits 50 as Histrionic screams outstarpotential

JACK HENDRICKreachedthe

50-winner milestone with a patientrideonthe Denis Murphy-trainednewcomer

Histrionic in the Goffs PunchestownSale &SeanieSheehy four-year-old maiden.

Thewell-toutedson of Walk

In TheParkout of asisterto Grade 3winnerAlfie Sherrin, waskept at the rear of the ei gh t- ru nner field un til Hendrickedged him closer from four out.

The€100,000Derby sale acquis itio nm ov ed past longtime leader Boston Boy before the second-last then took over approachingthe final fence to beat the pacesetter by twoand ahalf lengths

“You canbenervousrunning abig-money horse buthis homeworkwas alwaysvery good andhe’ll nowgotothe

Punchestown sale,” Murphy said of the Grangeclare Studownedwinner He ndr ic kc om plete da double and startedthe path to his nexthalfcentury in the QuilterInsulation maiden on Shark Hanlon’s Le JeuneBresil

Havingfallen six outonhis only startatAghabullogue in January, Le JeuneBresilwent to thefront after the fifth fence and, although runninga shade keenly, forged clear after the second-lasttobeatLahardaun by ten lengths in the colours of

RichardEganand his handler’s partner Rachel O’Neill.

“He’sa big, backwardhorse who hasneededtimetofillhis frame,” O’Neillsaid. “Welike him alot and he’ll gotoasale.”

SamCurling alsohit adouble, the Sk eh an ag ho pe ra tor

Killeadyatdromahane Sunday

openinghis accountwith One ForDaisy in theQuilter Insulation mares’ maiden.

TheRathcannon runner-up wasclosetothe lead until dropping to third after four out butDerek O’Connorsenther back to thefront two outtobeat

Star performance

Histrionic wononhis debut with plentyinreserve

Glendaars Fortunebyfour lengths in the coloursof Listowel breeder John Sayers

“I’m delighted,”Curlingsaid “Gerry Mangan pre-trainedher and she then came to me.She will go forthe mares’ point-topoint bumper at Tipperary, and she’ll be anice mare nextyear.”

Curling wasthen on the mark with Shannon Bridge in the Dil lon &P re nd iv il le Auctioneers& Beale Hill Wind Farm open for novice riders Awinner four timesunder ru lers for Da nS ke lt on , Shannon Bridge fulfilledthe promiseofhis fourth in the Knockanard banks race by leadingthree outunder owner GerrySpain to see off Ma Hoey by three and ahalf lengths

Connections decidedtorun Shannon Bridge only on the morningofthe race Cuchcullan’sSon,onhis fourthstart, wonthe Derra Farm Equestrian &Kellihers Mills maiden for the fatherand-sonteam of handler Pat and riderJimmyO’Rourke.

However, Bitsnbuckles was travellingbetter with athreelength advantage when blunderingawayhis chance at the final fence,allowingCuchcullan’s Sontobeathis luckless rivalbyhalf alength.

Th eJ ean et te Ri or dantrained Fabreze spranga major surpriseinthe JKS Interiors &McMahon Concrete mares’ winners-of-one

Theformer hurdler hadjust movedthrough to join issue with SeventyEight Team when the latter was cannonedintoby aloose horsetwo outand unseatedher rider.Fabreze and Brian Barrywerethen left cleartobeatRosietoken by two lengths for afamily successas Barr y’sbrotherJohnnyis married to Riordan’sdaughter Jessica, who owns Fabreze