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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Orr bags first Stakes win as Weld completes treble

Wed 3rd Apr 2019, 17:41

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Dermot Weld completed a treble at Leopardstown today as the trainer supplied apprentice jockey Oisin Orr with a first Stakes success in the featured Listed SPIN 1038 Heritage Stakes with Imaging

The son of Oasis Dream had previously won at Listed level at Naas last May and today made a winning reappearance when beating Zihba by half a length.

Afterwards Weld, earlier successful in the opening two maidens, stated “he's a very consistent stakes horse and he'll head on for a Group race now.

“The Gladness is a possibility for him, providing it doesn't come too soon. It's a long year ahead please God.

“Every drop of rain helped him as he's a big horse and he likes a good dig. He can step all the way up into a Group horse without any problems.”

Weld was fulsome in his praise for Orr and added “Oisin gave him a lovely ride and that's his first stakes winner. He's a former champion apprentice and he's a very talented young rider. People could say that he couldn't claim his 3lb here but I wasn't worried about that. He rides out for me a couple of days a week now.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
3/1
Tote €3.70 €1.20
2nd
0.5L
10/1
€2.50
3rd
1L
8/1
€2.10
bf
0.5L
11/8Fav
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.