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Patience pays off with Rockyaboya

Wed 21st Sep 2011, 17:01

Now with his fourth trainer, Rockyaboya got off the mark on outing number three for Willie Mullins when landing the Proctor & Gamble Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick under Patrick Mullins.

A point-to-point victor back in November 2008 when with Alan Donoghue (mentioned in the earlier story about Teak Rockyaboya was then with David O'Connor (of You're A Star fame and currently travelling head-man with Colin Bowe) and Caroline Hutchinson (retired at this stage from the training ranks). Today Rockyaboya was bouncing back from a below-par effort at Tramore last time when he was found to be clinically abnormal.

Here he wasn't ignored in the betting (5/1 into 7/2) to leave that performance behind him and he found the greater reserves of stamina from the last to see off Earth Tremor by two and a half lengths.

Patrick Mullins said: "He stays well and he needs a trip. He should make a chaser in time as he is a fine horse – about 16.3. The syndicate (the Flip A Coin Syndicate) are from Carlow and there are six of them in it."

Proctor & Gamble M'dn H'dle €7,500.00 2m 7f

1st

Rockyaboya (IRE)

7/2

2nd

2.5L

Earth Tremor (IRE)

3/1Fav

3rd

14L

25/1

4th

8L

Fairwood Massini (IRE)

9/2

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Willie Mullins P Mullins

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