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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Apples And Bananas wins Killarney's opening maiden

Mon 15th Jul 2024, 17:47

Apples And Bananas and Dylan Browne McMonagleApples And Bananas and Dylan Browne McMonagle
© Photo Healy Racing

Apples And Bananas (11/4) benefitted from a recent debut run when scoring on his second start today, landing Killarney's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle and trainer Joseph O'Brien.

Racing for owners MacLennan/Shanahan/Magnier, the Wootton Bassett-colt made all the running and while pressed by a pair of Ballydoyle-trained, Camelot-sired debutants in the home straight, held on well to score from Puppet Master and Saratoga

Trainer O'Brien's representative Sean Corby reported “he was pretty professional, it was straightforward and he got to the line strong. Dylan was keen to make use of the experience and he was able to jump smart.

“If you are getting that close in a Curragh maiden (finishing sixth on debut), you are a decent horse and Dylan said he was still green in front and was having a look around. He thinks there is more improvement to come and said it was proper quick ground today.”

1st
11/4
Tote €3.75 €1.20
2nd
1.75L
10/1
€2.10
3rd
2L
2/1Fav
€1.10
4th
0.5L
7/1
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.