Pigeon House and Mark Walsh© Photo Healy Racing
Punchestown festival winner Pigeon House (11/4) gained a second success of the summer season today, landing Ballinrobe's Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle for trainer Jessica Harrington and jockey Mark Walsh.
The Saxon Warrior-gelding gained his maiden success at Punchestown on May 2 and having recently finished third at the Galway festival, today defeated four rivals when overcoming some late waywardness to score by 1.75 lengths from Mordor
Walsh said "the slower ground and 2m2f (distance) was good for him because sometimes he can't lie up as all he does is stay.
"There was nothing to take me any further, so I had to lead when I did. He's a bit of a monkey and started hanging out in the straight and idling, but when he heard the other horse coming after him, he picked up again."
Quotes from Mark Nunan
