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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Capuchinero claimed following Dundalk success

Wed 4th Jan 2023, 15:24

Capuchinero and Hugh HorganCapuchinero and Hugh Horgan
© Photo Healy Racing

Capuchinero was claimed for €15,000 following her win in Dundalk's Book At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race today, with the Joseph O'Brien-trained filly moving to Seamus Fahey's yard.

Ridden by Hugh Horgan, the Holy Roman Emperor-sired filly was produced from mid-division to lead inside the final furlong and beat Ghumama by a length.

Before being officially claimed, trainer O'Brien's assistant Brendan Powell reported “she's genuine and tough. Joseph bought her for 13,000gns and she's won two.

“She's sound and she tries. It's nice for Hugh, he missed a winner here last time when he wasn't very well.

“The owners are a syndicate (Thoroughbred Racing) and with horses like that, they have to move on as they've got a load of two-year-olds.”

Capuchinero was claimed by John M Keogh, to be trained by Seamus Fahey, with runner-up Ghumama (claimed for €6,000 by James McAuley), fourth-placed Cometh The Man (€4,000 to John McConnell) and seventh-placed Lion Ring (€9,000, to owner James Martin, trainer Andrew J Martin) all moving house.

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
4/1JFav
Tote €5.00 €2.20
2nd
1L
10/1
€2.70
3rd
1.25L
4/1JFav
€1.30
4th
0.5L
22/1
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.