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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Dramatic second win for Arwen

Sat 24th Jun 2023, 19:27

Jake Coen is without a rein on Lady Arwen (left, 7)

Jake Coen is without a rein on Lady Arwen (left, 7)
© Photo Healy Racing

Lady Arwen registered a second success at Limerick today, and a first for new trainer Conor O'Dwyer, landing the Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap in somewhat dramatic circumstances.

Ridden by Jake Coen, the 3/1 joint-favourite moved to the front on the inner a furlong-and-a-half out and while her apprentice jockey dropped his left rein a furlong out, kept riding and pushing. Lady Arwen was pressed in the closing stages by Royal Pippen but held on for a half-length win.

Dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winning ex-jockey O'Dwyer reported “she looked like she idled so Jake was dead right to keep riding and he kept her going. Losing any momentum would have given the runner-up a chance.”

He added “I'm delighted. I only got her two weeks before her run in the Curragh and it was her owner's (Pat Rohan, from Killaloe) plan to run in the Curragh. I didn't know much about her but she is genuine and lovely to train. Six furlongs at the Curragh was a probably a little short but seven (furlongs) is ideal.

“Thank God we found a winnable race and maybe Galway will be on the horizon now.”

1st
3/1JFav
Tote €4.70 €1.70
2nd
0.5L
14/1
€5.80
3rd
2.25L
16/1
€2.70
4th
1.5L
40/1
bf
hd
3/1JFav
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.