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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Weld wins Connacht Oaks with Aga's Kastasa

Wed 7th Aug 2019, 17:00

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© Photo Healy Racing

Kastasa won today's featured Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Handicap at Sligo as the Aga Khan owned, Dermot Weld trained filly won under a feather weight for jockey Andy Slattery.

The daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar won her maiden at Clonmel in April and today bagged a second success at another less fashionable flat venue when benefitting from a well timed ride from capable 5lbs claimer Slattery.

Kastasa carried just 8st3lbs to victory and following the race Slattery said “it's great to get a couple of nice rides on my first day back (from minor injury, his previous ride was on July 26), especially for Mr Weld who has been very good to me.

“I've ridden a couple of nice horses for him and that's another one for the collection. I'm getting plenty chances from him and when you get on one of Mr Weld's horses you know your fate.

“She's done it nicely. There were a couple of little worrying moments when she hit a couple of flat spots.

“She has a lot to learn yet but that will all come with racing as she's only run three times. That'll bring her on a lot today.

“I probably got there too soon, she was in front a little bit longer than usual today and she'll learn a lot from that.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
11/4
Tote €3.10 €1.50
2nd
0.75L
12/1
€4.80
3rd
hd
14/1
4th
4.25L
13/2
bf
0.5L
2/1Fav
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.