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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Chosen Hour wins Punchestown's opener

Sun 12th Jan 2020, 13:24

Chosen Hour and Sean O'Keeffe jump the lastChosen Hour and Sean O'Keeffe jump the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Chosen Hour showed the benefit of three previous chase runs when routing the field to win the opening Sporting Life Beginners Chase, confined to horses rated 109 or less over hurdles, at Punchestown today.

The Sean Aherne trained eight year old had previously won three times over hurdles and was today the top rated hurdler at 109. The son of Well Chosen and out of mare Lucky Hour, was well held on chase debut in a 0-116 rated chase at Cork in November and more recently exited at an early fence at Tramore on New Year's Day.

Today jockey Sean O'Keeffe moved Chosen Hour to the front entering the home straight and the pair subsequently opened up a big lead before scoring a 29 lengths win over Cherokee Bill

Afterwards trainer Aherne said “he was rated 109 over hurdles so it was an ideal race for him. Where we go now I don’t know but there is a few options for him. He’s been a lucky horse so far.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.