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Double for Roche ahead of 21st celebrations

La Belle Maison and Leigh Roche La Belle Maison and Leigh Roche
© Photo Healy Racing

Jockey Leigh Roche completed a double on his last day as a 20 year old at Dundalk this evening when steering La Belle Maison to win the Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap at Dundalk for trainer Willie McCreery.

Roche, who works for Dermot Weld and turns 21 tomorrow, can wake up a few minutes late and be content with his lot tomorrow morning, having been successful on Cookie Crumbles before rewarding favourite backers with 5/4 chance La Belle Maison,.

Afterwards McCreery stated “La Belle Maison had a very bad infection in a hind leg as a two year old and that set her back a year and she didn't really mature the way other horses mature.

“She'll either run again or go straight to stud but I don't think she'll run again. Her owner/breeder is Patrick Burns, of Newlands House Stud, and she is going to be covered by Born To Sea (Sea The Stars' brother).”

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
5/4Fav
Tote €2.00 €1.02
2nd
1.5L
5/1
€1.70
3rd
0.75L
16/1
€7.50
4th
nk
8/1
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.