Glory for Foley as Rebel Gold bridges lockdown

Jockey Paddy Kennedy partnered his first winner for Danoli's trainer Tom Foley at Limerick today as Rebel Gold neatly bridged a 90-day gap between most recent runs to win The Well Done To All Frontline Staff From Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (div 2).

The son of Gold Well previously raced on the final day of racing before full-lockdown was announced, when finishing second at Clonmel on March 24, and today returned in excellent health when, at 20/1, scoring a seven lengths win over runner-up Jon Ess

Following the race jockey Kennedy reported “that's my first winner for Tom and I work with Pat (Foley, the trainer's son) in Jessie's (Harrington).

“They have done a good job with that horse; he was very free early on and Pat put all his work into settling him and it worked. He told me he'd go close today and he was right. He loves that ground and he should improve again. He'll be a nice summer horse and there might be a nice novice for him at Galway.

“It was nice to get the season started with a winner.”