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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Hayes overcomes wide draw on Sharaasa

Wed 5th Nov 2014, 19:53

Sharaasa and Chris Hayes Sharaasa and Chris Hayes
© Photo Healy Racing

The Kevin Prendergast trained Sharaasa overcame a wide drawn and a market drift before winning the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden at Dundalk this evening, scoring by a length under Chris Hayes.

Drawn seven of eight and sent to post 2/1 second favourite (from 6/4 in the morning), the daughter of Approve arrived wide with her challenge entering the home straight and improved to lead over a furlong out before seeing off the challenge of Bairns At Bay

Afterwards Hayes stated “she's a nice filly; we thought she'd win in Naas but her draw didn't help then and it didn't help today either. Nothing unfolded right for me: I was trapped wide and arrived too soon.

“That's job done though and we know she goes on that surface so if the boss finds another race she might come back. If not she'll be a nice one for next year.”

By Thomas Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson

1st
2/1
Tote €3.10 €1.10
2nd
1L
4/1
€1.30
3rd
0.5L
7/4Fav
€1.10
4th
1.5L
25/1
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.