Search
Cheltenham 2024
- Main Site
- Cheltenham Home
- Cheltenham Cards
- Cheltenham Results
- Cheltenham Offers
- Cheltenham Odds
- Cheltenham Tips
- Cheltenham News
- Prestbury Cup
- Cheltenham Videos
-
Cheltenham Statistics
- Leading Trainer
- Leading Jockeys
- Leading Owners
- Previous Years
- Previous Appearances
- Breeding Profile of Winners
- Lady Jockeys at The Festival
- Leading Jockey Award Winners
- Most Successful Jockeys of All Time
- Current Jockeys Competing at Cheltenham
- Most Successful Jockey In..
- Leading Trainer Award Winners
- Most Successfull Trainer All Time
- Current Trainers Competing at Cheltenham
- Most Successful Trainer In..
- Cheltenham Trainer/Runner Index
- Desktop Site
Cheltenham 2024
- irishracing.com
- Cheltenham
- News
- Brabazon 'excited' by 33/1 winner
Brabazon 'excited' by 33/1 winner
ARCHER S UP and Leigh Roche win the www dundalkstadium com Maiden
© Photo Healy Racing
Archer’s Up made it third time lucky when causing a 33/1 upset to win the www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden at Dundalk today, winning for trainer Richard Brabazon and jockey Leigh Roche.
Archer’s Up battled gamely in the closing stages to beat runner-up Train Time by three parts of a length with a further neck to 11/8 joint favourite Ample Sufficiency Mighty Legend the other 11/8 joint favourite, was pulled up injured with half a mile to race.
Brabazon later stated “we’ve always liked this horse a lot and his last run was on sticky heavy ground and he didn’t like it. He probably wouldn’t be mad about the all-weather either but it’s getting late in the year.
“I think he’s a horse for next year - his dam was second in a Group 2 so we’re entitled to dream a bit with him.
“He’s a lovely raw horse and the fact that he’s able to do that on his third run has got us excited. I’d say he’s a good ground horse on the grass. Apart from it being a lovely win tonight it’s great experience for him and should crown him.
“He’s a big baby and has got another gear he doesn’t know he has yet and that’s why we’re so excited.”
By Tom Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson