If The Cap Fits rises to the top for keen angler Liam Gilsenan
Careful selection of stallions the secret to breeder's success
Keen angler and breeder Liam Gilsenan enjoyed another fine breeding success when If The Cap Fits won the Grade 2 Coral Hurdle for the second year in a row at Ascot on Saturday.
The seven-year-old Milan gelding earned a career-best Racing Post Rating of 167 for his half-length win over Call Me Lord, making him the highest-rated hurdler in Britain and Ireland so far this season.
So how did the chairman of the Lough Derravaragh Angling Association in County Westmeath come to breed the star hurdler?
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Published on 25 November 2019inNews
Last updated 19:22, 25 November 2019
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