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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Learn completes Naas double for O'Briens

Wed 25th Jul 2012, 20:30

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© Photo Healy Racing

Ballydoyle duo Aidan O'Brien and his son Joseph completed a double at Naas this evening when heavily backed Learn (2/5f) won the Michael Higgins & Co. Race, boosting O'Brien Jnr's Jockeys' Championship bid in the process.

The O'Brien's were earlier successful with Empowering in the featured Listed race and doubled their score with Learn (2/5 favourite, from even money in the morning and 4/6 on track), which overcame a slow start to eventually readily record a two and a quarter lengths win over Brendan Bracken.

Jockey Joseph O'Brien later stated “Learn stood in the stalls for some reason but he is genuine and relaxed better today than at Killarney, when he was a bit keen. He seems to be getting the hang of racing.”

O'Brien Jnr's (who is suspended for nine days from August 4-12) double moves him four winners clear (45-41) of Pat Smullen at the head of the Jockeys' Championship.

1st
2/5Fav
Tote €1.10 €1.10
2nd
2.25L
10/1
€2.20
3rd
nose
15/2
4th
0.5L
14/1
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.