Tipperary trainer John Lonergan trained his first winner yesterday when Pump Road landed the Ryan’s Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle at Tramore under Andrew Ring.
Lonergan, who rode a few winners as a jockey, rides out for Mouse Morris still and trains just two horses from his base in Ardfinnan.
He revealed after the win that he hatched a plan a few years back when drinking in his local pub to train a horse by the name of Pump Road to win a race.
