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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Koori Star follows up debut point-to-point success

Tue 11th Jun 2024, 18:45

Koori Star and Jake CoenKoori Star and Jake Coen
© Photo Healy Racing

Koori Star followed up February's debut point-to-point success when maintaining his unbeaten record today, landing Sligo's RSS Record Storage Service Opportunity Maiden Hurdle for trainer Peter Fahey and jockey Jake Coen.

A debut winner at Tallow, the Alkaadhem-gelding today carried the colours of the Wear The Fox Hat Syndicate and defied his 14/1 price when scoring readily from Break The Boundary

Jockey Coen later said "for a horse that point-to-pointed, he was green and was all over the place on the first lap but the bit of experience stood to him later on. He was very smart over the second-last and over the last.

"I kept nursing away and when we started climbing, he ate the hill! I was only rowing away on him and never pulled my stick until after the last.

"He picked up well and I think he'll be a fine horse especially when he goes up in trip. Over two and a half (miles) plus, hopefully he'll have a nice future."

Quotes from Mark Nunan

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.