Bakers Street and Jeannie Cook pictured on their way to victory© Photo Healy Racing
Baker Street provided Jeannie Cook and Paul Power with their first racecourse success, as he took the opener at Bellewstown, thetote.com Maiden Hurdle.
Cook, who is originally from the USA, but has been in Ireland since 2009, is engaged to the winning trainer Power who is based in Butlerstown, Co Waterford.
A winner of a point-to-point at Grennan in November of 2014, when ridden by Cook, the successful nine-year-old Central Park gelding only returned to action last month, with his previous run coming in December of 2014.
He was second at 80/1 on his return at Cork, before disappointing on his next run earlier this month.
Sent off at 8/1 this afternoon, and fitted with a tongue strap for the first time, he led and disputed with Billy De Kid
He was pressed and headed by Ard Na Carraig from the second last, but battled back gamely under pressure on the run-in, getting up to score by a head.
A blunder at the last didn't help Ard Na Carraig's cause, and he had to settle for second under Barry Browne for Oliver McKiernan.
The runner-up was returned a well-backed 11/4 chance having opened at 7/2 on-course (available at 9/2 this morning). Aretesone was sent off the 15/8 favourite (from 9/4) and he was a further three and three parts of a length back in third under Ruby Walsh for his father Ted.
The winning rider said afterwards: "I'm originally from Rochester in New York but I've been living over here since 2009.
"I rode three winners on the Flat in America and when I came over to Ireland I took out an amateur licence and have been tipping away, mainly in point-to-points.
"That's my first winner on the track and I've had three in point-to-points. It's a first winner for the trainer and jockey so it's a great day.
"I work for Henry de Bromhead in the mornings and then help out my fiance Paul Power in the afternoons.
"He was brilliant and loved the ground today. The last day it was really tough ground as it rained all day.
"Today I let him tip away and he enjoyed himself."
Additional reporting by Gary Carson
