The Conker Club scores for Harney at Thurles

Thurles staged its last meeting of the season on Saturday where winning finding proved to be tricky enough with only two first choices delivering and Templemore trainer Billy Harney certainly set the cat among the pigeons when he saddled The Conker Club to take the two mile and four 92-114 handicap chase at 16/1.

The daughter of Beneficial has been called some unparliamentary names from time to time as she often flattered to deceive but she put her best foot forward on this occasion to record the fourth victory of her career. Different tactics seemed to do the trick as jockey Eamonn Corbett set sail for home shortly after entering the back straight and the combination saw off a number of challengers to land the spoils by two lengths from another outsider Stonehall Jack. 

 

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