Tom Weekes

Cromwell's bargain buy gains first win

Tue 7th Jul 2020, 17:46

Friary Gold
© Photo Healy Racing

Friary Gold gained a belated first win at Killarney today as Gavin Cromwell's bargain buy landed the Jim Ryan Race Services Handicap Hurdle under jockey Jonathan Moore.

The son of Mountain High was picked up by Cromwell and Durcan Bloodstock for just £2,800 at Goffs UK horses-in-training sale last August and today, on his 26th start, gained a first win aged eight, when proving two and a half lengths too strong for Blackyellowred

The win was Cromwell's fifth and Moore's third since the resumption of racing.

5.00

Jim Ryan Race Services H'cap H'dle €9,000.00 2m 1f

1st

Friary Gold (IRE)

15/8Fav

Tote €2.00 €1.10

2nd

2.5L

Blackyellowred (IRE)

16/1

€5.70

3rd

Zinat (IRE)

11/2

€1.90

4th

3.25L

Sweet Cassie (IRE)

7/1

Full Result

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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.

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