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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Donnacha O'Brien aiming for seasonal High

Fri 25th Aug 2017, 18:33

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© Photo Healy Racing

High Language made it third time lucky at Killarney today, winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden for brothers, trainer Joseph and jockey Donnacha O’Brien.

The daughter of Lawman had previously filled third place in two starts and today was all out to hold the strong staying effort of runner-up Alaykha by half a length.

Afterwards jockey Donnacha O’Brien stated “I thought I should have won at Galway but got stopped in my run and if that happens there you’re in trouble. She stays well, is tough and tries hard and will stay further again.”

The success was the 40th this season for last year’s Champion Apprentice Jockey Donnacha O’Brien, which is eight short of last year’s 48 wins.

1st
5/1
Tote €6.10 €1.80
2nd
0.5L
9/4Fav
€1.20
3rd
3.5L
3/1
€1.40
4th
0.5L
18/1
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.