Farmer Brown reaps harvest

PAT Hughes is no stranger to big race glory at the Galway summer festival and the Co. Carlow based trainer was back in the Ballybrit limelight yesterday when Farmer Browncomfortably justified strong market support in the featured Guinness Hurdle.Previously successful with the locally owned Quinze in the same race back in 1999, Hughes had been bullish about the six year- old chances and his confidence in Davy Russell’s mount was completely vindicated.Backed from 6/1 into 9/2 favourite, Farmer Brown won like a good thing after sweeping past toiling rivals on the home turn for a two and a half length success from lone UK raider, Freeloader, which edged out Eagle’s Pass for second place.Russell, who was gaining compensation for Conna Castle’s eclipse in the Galway Plate 24 hours earlier, never had a moment’s anxiety. “We were always handy and…..