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John O'Riordan

John O'Riordan

Amemri records fourth career win with stylish Listowel success

Tue 24th Sep 2024, 14:54

Amemri and Luke McAteerAmemri and Luke McAteer
© Photo Healy Racing

The David Marnane trained Amemri registered the fourth win of her career when easily landing the Rose Hotel Handicap at Listowel.

Smartly away from his rails draw, Luke McAteer took up the box seat early, tracking the pace setting Simple Endeavour and Seas And Oceans

Always travelling easily, the eye was drawn to Amemri turning into the home straight, as Seas And Oceans headed Simple Endeavour to lead briefly over a furlong out.

McAteer soon covered that move, arriving up alongside at the furlong marker, before stretching ahead on the run-in to score by three-quarters-of-a-length from the staying on Nika Pika

Winning jockey McAteer reported: "It just goes to show as she was my only ride today and I had five rides here yesterday but they disappointed and a few things didn't go right.

"We thought this filly would have won already this year as she won three last year and today David told me to follow Shane Foley (on Simple Endeavour) to the furlong pole, so he was spot on!

"David is at the sales reinvesting to go again and Mel owns her so it is great. David had a nice horse who won here last year and went on to sell well and everything seems to be going well."

Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes.

1st
11/2
Tote €6.80 €2.00
2nd
0.75L
28/1
€10.20
3rd
0.5L
14/1
€4.10
4th
2.5L
5/1
bf
hd
4/1Fav
About John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.