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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Sherkin Island delivers for Weld and Keane

Sat 31st Jul 2021, 14:04

Sherkin Island lands the oddsSherkin Island lands the odds
© Photo Healy Racing

Dermot Weld brought up his third winner of this year's Galway Festival when Colin Keane kept it simple on Sherkin Island in the extended mile maiden.

The 8/13 favourite was pushed along from stall two to take over from early leader Kojin

Sherkin Island had Kojin off the bridle, and ridden, entering the home straight and had him beaten off with 100 yards to race.

The winner scored by two and a half lengths from the 7/2 runner-up. Champion Green on his first start since November, made good late headway to be third at 3/1.

Weld said: “She did it nicely. She ran a lovely race at the Curragh first time out and she's progressed nicely, but she's still a very immature filly and we won't see the best of her until next year.

“We'll hasten slowly and see how she progresses. She's a filly I'll look forward to next year over 10 furlongs. Please God there will be plenty more days to come with her.”

She was placed in a Curragh maiden in May and the form of that contest is working out well.

Sherkin Island lies southwest of Co Cork.

Additional reporting by Gary Carson

1st
8/13Fav
Tote €1.50 €1.10
2nd
2.5L
7/2
€1.40
3rd
0.75L
3/1
€1.30
4th
3L
80/1
About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.