Mark Boylan thinks top trainer could bag an across-the-card double

Fairyhouse: took a small step on Monday with the return of owners

Fairyhouse: one of two Irish tracks hosting fixtures on ThursdayCredit: Alain Barr

Hes A Hardy Bloke
4.20 Clonmel
2pts win

There was definite encouragement to be taken from how the Noel Meade-trained Hes A Hardy Bloke shaped in a Navan bumper last month and the promising five-year-old looks set to get off the mark at the third attempt under rules.

A former point-to-point winner who was bought for £50,000 after winning at Mainstown for Mick Goff last December, he failed to fire on his bumper debut for this team at Leopardstown in March.

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Published on 30 September 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 19:32, 1 October 2020

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