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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Joseph O'Brien off the mark for new flat season

Tue 26th Mar 2024, 19:18

Gleneagle Bay and Dylan Browne McMonagle Gleneagle Bay and Dylan Browne McMonagle
© Photo Healy Racing

Well-backed Glenagle Bay (morning 2/1, returned 5/4f) made a winning debut at Dundalk today, landing the Book Online @ DundalkStadium.com Maiden to get trainer Joseph O'Brien off the mark for the new season.

Making a belated debut aged four, the Gleneagles gelding led under two furlongs out and stayed on well to beat State Actor by a half-length.

Today's meeting was the fourth flat fixture of the new season and following the race winning jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle said “he's a lovely big horse, travelled well into the race and ran around a little bit up the straight but it was very straightforward.

"He definitely has run really well and, I think if I had something to take me further, he would have been even more impressive. He was rolling around a little bit in the last furlong, so there should be plenty of improvement."

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
5/4Fav
Tote €2.25 €1.10
2nd
0.5L
4/1
€1.50
3rd
4.75L
8/1
€1.60
4th
2.5L
10/1
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.