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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

'Friendly claim' for Fairyhouse winner

Wed 7th Jul 2021, 17:26

Sea Sessions and Mark Gallagher Sea Sessions and Mark Gallagher
© Photo Healy Racing

Sea Sessions was the subsequent of a friendly claim by connections following her win in Fairyhouse's opening Thanks To The Frontline Claiming Race today, as she scored for trainer Ross O'Sullivan and jockey Mark Gallagher.

The daughter of Territories, carrying the colours of the trainer's wife Katie O'Sullivan, chased the leaders in fifth and while under pressure from over half a mile out, eventually stayed on well to edge ahead in the final furlong to beat While You're Up

Afterwards Ross O’Sullivan stated “she was progressive last year and her best run was her last run last season. She’s still probably getting the hang of it and, looking at that, could step up to a mile and a half. The further she was going the better she was getting.

“We’ll see how the claiming goes but I’d like to hang onto her.

“She has a nice pedigree and Katie bought her as a yearling. She was weak and backward last year and hopefully she will progress again.

“We thought she was a filly that wanted it softer but she handled that ground today no problem.”

The race was confined to three year olds and the only claim made was a friendly one for 63-rated winner Sea Sessions, which had a price tag of €15,000.

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
5/2Fav
Tote €3.50 €1.10
2nd
1.75L
11/2
€2.10
3rd
1.25L
10/3
€1.10
4th
2.25L
18/1
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.