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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Old Soul returns to form with 22/1 upset

Mon 19th Dec 2022, 13:50

Old Soul and Sean O'KeeffeOld Soul and Sean O'Keeffe
© Photo Healy Racing

Old Soul caused a 22/1 upset to win Punchestown's Old House, Kill Handicap Hurdle today, making almost all the running to win for trainer Liz Doyle and jockey Sean O'Keeffe.

The son of Montmartre was pulled up on a previous run at today's venue in November but today bounced back and fought off many challengers, eventually beating Ballyglass Beauty by a length and a quarter.

Trainer Doyle later said “he was clinically abnormal here the last day — that’s why he was 22/1. He probably should have been about 7/1 and was entitled to win that if you scratched out his last run.”

She added “it was a disaster here the last day but Sean (O'Keeffe) pulled him up quickly. He’s not quick and we’ll probably head over fences now reasonably soon.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
22/1
Tote €23.90 €4.60
2nd
1.25L
13/2
€1.20
3rd
1.5L
4/1
€1.40
4th
0.5L
15/2
€1.90
bf
0.5L
10/3Fav
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.