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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Lordan lands Newmarket/Leopardstown Group races double

Thu 11th Jul 2019, 20:55

Peach tree (second from right) leadingPeach tree (second from right) leading
© Photo Healy Racing

Wayne Lordan completed a notable day's work for his boss Aidan O'Brien today as the dual-Classic winner landed the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Stanerra Stakes at Leopardstown to the earlier Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket, for the Champion Trainer.

Lordan won the 2.25pm July Stakes with O'Brien's short-head winner Royal Lytham, which benefitted from a waiting ride, before hotfooting from Newmarket to ride in the opening 5.50pm race at Leopardstown, in which he was unplaced.

Two hours later, and still in Dublin, Lordan doubled his score when steering Galileo-sired Peach Tree to a half length win over Moteo

Afterwards the jockey reported “she’s (Peach Tree) a grand filly and has been competing at a high level. She ran well in a Group 3 in Cork, and back in that grade going that trip she travelled smooth and got to the line well.”

Champion Trainer O'Brien was completing a personal hat-trick of wins on the day having also won the opening maiden with Love ridden by Donnacha O'Brien.

Quotes from Alan Magee

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.