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Townend ruled out of Irish Grand National day after suffering foot injury
Jockey awaiting scans on foot injury. By Press Association Monday 5 Apr 2021, 12:05 PM 1 hour ago 852 Views 0 Comments
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
CHAMPION JOCKEY PAUL Townend has been ruled out of his rides on Irish Grand National day at Fairyhouse.
Townend is awaiting further scans to assess damage to a foot injury he picked up in a fall on Sunday.
He was riding Egality Mans for Willie Mullins in the Grade Two Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle when coming down three flights from home, bringing down stablemate Power Of Pause ridden by Bryan Cooper, who escaped injury.
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Naas preview: De Bromhead cues up Bob Olinger to state case in Lawlorâs
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Bob Olinger âdo the talkingâ in the Lawlorâs Of Naas Novice Hurdle on Wednesday.
Impressive in winning a point-to-point and a Gowran Park bumper last season, Bob Olinger made a promising start to his hurdling career when pushing last seasonâs Champion Bumper winner Ferny Hollow all the way in November.
The Sholokhov gelding duly went one better at prohibitive odds when stepped up two and a half miles at Navan last month, and will bid to follow up at the top level in Wednesdayâs rescheduled Grade One, which you can watch on Racing TV.