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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Lyons maiden winner bolts in

Fri 25th Jul 2014, 19:14

Belle Et Bette and Colin Keane Belle Et Bette and Colin Keane
© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer Ger Lyons and stable jockey Colin Keane's good season continued at Down Royal today when Belle Et Bete justified 9/10 favouritism to easily win the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden for the pair.

The winner bolted in by all of eight and a half lengths from Enter The Priory and afterwards Lyons stated “she's a straightforward filly but I don't like seeing them go off that short (starting price), but I don't have any control over that!

“It was a stupid thing to put her in at the Curragh, but I do think she is up to black type but we'll do baby steps with her now and there'll be good gaps between her races.

“We'll look for a winners' race for her and we'll have a go at black -ype before we put her away for the winter."

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
9/10Fav
Tote €1.80 €1.02
2nd
8.5L
12/1
€3.70
3rd
1.25L
13/2
€1.30
4th
1.25L
25/1
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.