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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

O'Connell's mare Rolls back the years

Fri 7th Oct 2022, 20:22

Dragon Roll (second from right, orange and black colours)Dragon Roll (second from right, orange and black colours)
© Photo Healy Racing

Dragon Roll (7/1) bridged a four years and two months gap between her debut win and second success today, as Eamonn O'Connell's mare landed Dundalk's Harrison Contracts NI Apprentice Handicap (DIV II) under Mikey Sheehy.

A winner on debut for Jessica Harrington in July 2018, the six year old has shown a return to form in recent times and today scored comfortably from Khafaaq

Cullen, Co Tipperary based O'Connell, whose Powerstation was a standing dish at Cheltenham festivals from 2006-11, said “she had a lot of problems but we got her back and we'll keep going with her here, as Mikey said she enjoyed that surface.

“She was hurt for a while and then had a few other little bits and pieces that held us up but she's sound and everything is good now. Hopefully she'll be alright in the morning and we'll go again.

“She had one run over hurdles so we might jump a hurdle again with her.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

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.