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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Championship leader Keane maintains 10 winner lead

Wed 3rd Jul 2019, 20:51

Highly Approved (far side) and TakeachancejimmyHighly Approved (far side) and Takeachancejimmy
© Photo Healy Racing

Jockeys Championship leader Colin Keane registered his 48th win of the campaign when steering Highly Approved to win the Tote Handicap (div I) at Bellewstown today.

The four year old daughter of Approve was the well backed 11/4 favourite (from 4/1 on track) and in the race raced prominently before seeing off the challenge of Takeachancejimmy close home for a neck win.

Following the race winning trainer Ado McGuinness said “we weren’t going to come here as we thought the track wouldn’t suit her, and she’s going to Roscommon on Monday for a fillies handicap.

“The ground is the key to her as she needs fast ground. She’d slipped down the ratings a bit but had come back into form. Hopefully he won’t be too hard on her, and she might go for a 0-75 in Galway as well.

“She belongs to Dermot Forde, who is a vet in Oldcastle, and his son (Sean).”

Winning rider Keane is now 10 winners clear of Donnacha O'Brien (48-38) at the head of the Jockeys' Championship.

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
11/4Fav
Tote €3.30 €1.30
2nd
nk
11/2
€2.20
3rd
5L
16/1
€5.40
4th
nk
16/1
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.