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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Festival plan for Pints, Bubbles and Fancy A Cosmo

Fri 7th Jul 2023, 18:01

Fancy A Cosmo and Donagh Meyler lead over the lastFancy A Cosmo and Donagh Meyler lead over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

Fancy A Cosmo (15/2) was the 14-lengths winner of Wexford's opening Shamrock Enterprises Maiden Hurdle today and in the process booked his Galway festival ticket for his owners the Pints & Bubbles Syndicate.

The Donagh Meyler-partnered six-year-old went clear of chasing, 110-rated Suttons Hill in the home straight and extended his advantage to the line.

Winning trainer Ray Cody was bettering yesterday's Tipperary success with his Watch The Weather by five lengths and reported “we said we would chance Fancy A Cosmo back in maiden company as he has so much experience over hurdles.

“It looked a very competitive race on paper but I definitely thought that he would be there or thereabouts because he was in brilliant form at home. He likes nice ground and today I just thought he looked as good as I've ever had him. His coat seemed to be that bit better than it was. He was very fit and very well and I'd say he is just coming right.

“He had put two good runs together and I thought if he turned up again today that he would be bang there.

"I hope the handicapper won't be too hard on him now. He was rated 104 and the highest with a rating in this race was 110. We will find something in Galway for him now - the lads are from there."

Quotes from Donal Murphy

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.