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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Moving House wins dramatic claimer

Wed 8th Dec 2021, 14:51

House of Kings (right)House of Kings (right)
© Photo Healy Racing

Claimed-last-week House Of Kings today ends a brief spell at Noel Kelly's yard as he moves to another owner/trainer, James McAuley, having won Dundalk's dramatic opening On Twitter @DundalkStadium Claiming Race.

House Of Kings was claimed by Kelly for €5,000 last Wednesday and today, under a late challenge from jockey Leigh Roche, picked up €6,000 for winning. Following the race the four-time winner was again claimed, this time by McAuley for €7,000.

The race was marred by what initially looked a serious injury to well-supported 5/6 favourite Nibiru which was pulled up having gone wrong behind after a furlong. The Tony Martin trained gelding appeared to come sound shortly after the race.

Winning jockey Roche, who marries his fiancee Shauna on Saturday, later reported “we went plenty hard enough and I took my time. The plan was to take my time and ride him to get the trip.

“They all stopped in front and he got there and did it well. That's his trip (1m4f) and it worked out well.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
22/1
Tote €23.00 €1.90
2nd
hd
8/1
€2.20
3rd
0.5L
11/2
€2.40
4th
2.75L
13/2
bf
5/6Fav
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.