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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Arcadian Sunrise wins second Red Mills/EBF Series race

Mon 2nd Mar 2020, 14:45

Arcadian Sunrise and Denis O'ReganArcadian Sunrise and Denis O'Regan
© Photo Healy Racing

Connections of Arcadian Sunrise are taking full advantage of the Red Mills/Irish EBF-sponsored Auction Hurdle Series as the gelding earned his latest cheque with a win in another leg, a two miles novice hurdle, at Leopardstown today.

The son of Arcadio won a series-sponsored maiden hurdle at Thurles in January before filling third in another leg at Naas last month and today, under regular rider Denis O'Regan, beat runner-up Barnaviddaun to bring his series earnings to €26,000.

The John Queally trained six year old qualified as a €13,000 3yo purchase from the 2017 Tattersalls August Sale and kept his 'qualifications' when later failing to sell for £48,000 at the 2019 Cheltenham December Sale, having won a Carlisle bumper the previous month.

Following the gelding's third career success today, trainer Queally said “he'll have a little break now as he's been busy.

“He'll go for the final at Punchestown and he'll go jumping fences after that, next season.

“It's a pity his half-sister, Maries Rock (unbeaten in three runs for Nicky Henderson), went wrong.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

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.