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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Empowering wins Sweet Mimosa Stakes

Wed 25th Jul 2012, 20:13

Empowering (centre) is about to head Caprella with third placed After on the leftEmpowering (centre) is about to head Caprella with third placed After on the left
© Photo Healy Racing

The featured Listed Dark Angel European Breeders Fund Sweet Mimosa Stakes at Naas this evening went to the Aidan O'Brien trained Empowering (12/1), under Joseph O'Brien, who defeated Caprella and stablemate After in a close finish.

O'Brien pushed Empowering to the front inside the final furlong, heading Caprella and while After closed on the pair close home, Empowering held on for a half length success.

O'Brien Snr was not present but jockey Joseph did mention “she is tough and tries hard and her heart is the biggest part of her.

“I was always confident I would catch Johnny (Murtagh, on Caprella) but I wasn't sure about the horse coming behind me (After).”

1st
12/1
Tote €8.90 €3.20
2nd
0.5L
7/1
€2.20
3rd
nose
5/2
€1.40
4th
1.5L
8/1
bf
12L
9/4Fav
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.