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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

O'Brien brothers score with Colfer Me

Fri 7th Sep 2018, 18:19

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© Photo Healy Racing

Brothers Joseph O'Brien, trainer, and Donnacha O'Brien, jockey, combined to win the JC Halliday & Sons Nursery Handicap at Down Royal today as the pair scored with easy winner and handicap debutante Colfer Me

The son of Canford Cliffs had finished unplaced in his three maiden attempts but today quickened nicely to provide Jockeys' Championship clear leader Donnacha O'Brien with his 86th winner of the season, 20 ahead of nearest pursuer Colin Keane.

Trainer Joseph O'Brien wasn't present but winning owner Vincent Kelly, from Co Kildare, later said "I'm very, very happy with that! We were very confident coming up today, the distance and all suited him grand. I would be thinking definitely a mile (next year).

"Joseph (O'Brien) was very optimistic and we are hoping we might run him in Listowel on Monday once we see what way he gets home.

"He's a horse I bred and hopefully there is more to come.

"It was a good two and a half hour run up and we'll have a good spin going back!"

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
4/1Fav
Tote €5.20 €2.20
2nd
1.75L
14/1
€5.10
3rd
0.75L
11/1
€3.80
4th
2.5L
11/2
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.