18+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure
icon
Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Blackmore completes double in Killarney National

Mon 14th May 2018, 20:33

Icantsay (11) Icantsay (11)
© Photo Healy Racing

The John Ryan trained Icantsay landed the first 'National' of the new season as the bottom weight won the Laurels Pub Killarney National Handicap Chase at Killarney today, to complete a double on the day for jockey Rachael Blackmore.

Blackmore had earlier steered the Harry Rogers trained Benkei to win a handicap hurdle and on Icantsay, forced the son of Spadoun to edge past Thanks For Tea close home, to score a three parts of a length win.

Afterwards Ryan stated "that trip and ground is exactly what he wants and he'll run in all those Nationals. He likes to go left-handed in particular and he stays really well.

"She gave him a peach of a ride and Danny (Mullins) had to get off him to ride Willie's (Augustin, unplaced) so he won't be best pleased!

"He is a Kerry National type of horse and that will be his ultimate goal. He was 6lbs wrong today so hopefully the handicapper won't be too hard on him today. Hopefully this could be his year."

1st
16/1
Tote €17.20 €4.10
2nd
0.75L
20/1
€6.50
3rd
1.25L
2/1Fav
€1.30
4th
7.5L
16/1
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.