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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Champions target for Platinum winner

Fri 12th Aug 2022, 19:39

Mutasarref and Colin KeaneMutasarref and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

Mutasarref completed a hat-trick of consecutive wins in Cork's Listed Platinum Stakes today, setting himself up for a tilt at next month's Champions Weekend with his impressive display.

The well backed 6/5 favouritism travelled strongly and quickened away from nearest pursuer Cigamia in the final furlong, to score by three lengths.

Trainer Ger Lyons was represented by his brother Shane who said: "That was very impressive and he is getting more professional with every run. Colin (Keane, winning jockey) said he went a bit left when he came under pressure but hence, when he goes around a bend he'll find another few pounds.

“That is four wins now for him and all roads lead to Champions Weekend - we'll sit down and pick out the easiest race for him.”

Keane steered ex-Dermot Weld's Mutasarref to win a Listowel maiden last September and a month later the Dark Angel gelding was sold for 95,000gns in a Shadwell Stud dispersal sale, following the death of Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum the previous March.

Shane Lyons added: "He was very well recommended by Colin last year and was very well bought by David Spratt for Eleanor Kennedy, who is in mid-air as we speak flying in for the Curragh tomorrow for Mauiewowie.”

1st
6/5Fav
Tote €2.30 €1.40
2nd
3L
6/4
€1.10
3rd
0.5L
14/1
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.