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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Oxx completes Killarney double

Sun 15th Jul 2018, 17:01

Shringara (left)Shringara (left)
© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer John Oxx completed a double at Killarney today as his Shringara caused a 25/1 upset to win the Dermot O'Leary Flesk Restaurant Memorial Fillies Maiden under jockey Declan McDonogh.

The daughter of Dansili is out of a half-sister to two Group 1 winners Youmzain and Creachadoir and following today's success, Oxx said "I thought she'd need another run as she is a lazy filly at home. She has plenty of ability but is going through the motions in her work but I had to get her out at Gowran.

"She'd like soft ground if she could get it and it's safe ground here and it ended up a little slower than we expected and she managed to wake up enough to win.

"She will have learned a lot from that and she has a great pedigree and is lovely looking.

"We'll see how much she improves now and will look for a handicap with her next."

Oxx's other winner Miss Zizi won an earlier handicap under jockey Sean Davis.

1st
25/1
Tote €43.10 €5.80
2nd
0.5L
5/2
€1.50
3rd
0.5L
3/1
€1.40
4th
2.25L
5/4Fav
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.