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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

De Bromhead & O'Keeffe win Killarney's opener

Sat 21st Aug 2021, 13:41

Given Wings and Darragh O'Keeffe jump the last Given Wings and Darragh O'Keeffe jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Given Wings was the well backed winner of the opening ML Lynch Civil Engineering Maiden Hurdle at Killarney today, scoring on his return to action and first start for trainer Henry De Bromhead.

Runner-up on career debut at Leopardstown in March, the son of Caliphet was today having his first run for 139 days and justified 7/4 favouritism (from 3/1) in beating Babylon Beach by three and a half lengths.

Afterwards winning jockey Darragh O'Keeffe stated “he had a good run in a maiden at Leopardstown and he was coming back down in class a bit here. He was a bit keen but jumped super and kept going well.

“He likes that good ground and while I'm not sure what the plan will be, he is a nice horse.”

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.