'She looks to be a very nice filly' - JP McManus buys impressive Fairyhouse bumper winner
JP McManus has swooped to purchase the exciting mare Tiger Bay Queen, a 16-1 shot for next year's mares' novice hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
The Peter Fahey-trained five-year-old was an impressive winner of a Listed mares' bumper at last month's Irish Grand National meeting at Fairyhouse, despite facing a whole host of previous winners.
Tiger Bay Queen had been off for 436 days after finishing second in a Gowran Park bumper on Thyestes day in 2022 but defied the absence in some style, surging clear in the closing stages under Jamie Codd for a seven-length success.
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