Coakley with another Cracking ride Ross Coakley continued a productive few days after his Cambridgeshire win last Sunday when guiding Cracking Name to success in the @Tipperaryraces Apprentice Handicap. The big Curragh success came for Takashi Kodama on Elusive Time, and here he was aboard Cracking Name for Paul Deegan. After the 8/1 chance had dictated throughout to defeat Bella Rua by five and a half lengths, Deegan said: "It took her a while to get organised - she was a bit silly early on and was very keen and then could do some strange things. "We ran her a couple of times on ground which was a bit quick for her but Chris (Hayes, jockey previously) said she needs a bit of 'dig' and we just waited for it. "She got it easy in front and got a great ride from one of the more experienced riders in the race. Hopefully there is another win in her." D.E. Sheehy, rider of Tennessee Rose, trained by Adrian Paul Keatley, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount ran flat throughout this race. (TW & EM)
