Cleary lands his brother's race for third time Rory Cleary notched a special win in the race named in honour of his late brother Sean at Roscommon tonight, when coming in for the late spare ride on Thatwilldoso. The jockey had teamed up with his father Tom to win the Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap back in 2015 and had also landed the race the following year on Jim Bolger’s Tap Focus. With Jamie Powell stood down after a fall Cleary was jocked up on the Kevin Coleman-trained filly in the ten furlong contest tonight. The 9/1 shot had plenty to do turning for home but sprouted wings in the closing stages to charge home for a length-and-a-quarter success over Stormie Outlook. Cleary said afterwards:- “It’s a nice spare to get, especially for that race. It was nice. “Out of the back straight I didn’t think I’d be the firing line at all but when I got into the home straight and got a bit of light she rallied home really well. “It’s a while since I won the race and I wouldn’t mind winning it again.”
