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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Captain Cee Bee wins Curragh finale

Sun 1st Jul 2012, 18:15

Captain Cee Bee in more familiar surroundings!Captain Cee Bee in more familiar surroundings!
© Photo Healy Racing

The curtain on Derby weekend at the Curragh was, oddly enough, brought down by a former Cheltenham winner, with gallant veteran Captain Cee Bee (6/1) winning the concluding Foleys Antiques European Breeders Fund Handicap.

The 11 year old, winner of the 2008 Supreme Novices Hurdle, was produced today by Fran Berry to lead a furlong out, before staying on strongly in the closing stages for a seven lengths win over Sky Pilot

Winning trainer Eddie Harty was thrilled after the success and later reported “class is permanent - he is something else!

“He'll probably go back hurdling now and we will look at the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary next.”

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.