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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

First win for Coco Kolada

Tue 23rd Jan 2024, 15:02

Coco Kolada and Donagh Meyler (green and white colours, yellow cap)Coco Kolada and Donagh Meyler (green and white colours, yellow cap)
© Photo Healy Racing

Coco Kolada (11/4f) registered a first career win at Down Royal today, landing the Pravha Handicap Hurdle for trainer Karl Thornton, jockey Donagh Meyler and the Derby Bar Syndicate.

By Affinisea and bred by that stallion's owner Ronnie O'Neill, the six-year-old had finished fourth on handicap debut behind stablemate Don't Talk on New Year's Day and today proved a well-backed winner (morning 6/1), when getting the better of Shana Cloon from the second-last.

Winning trainer Thornton said "he stayed at it well the last day and two miles or 2m4f is fine for him. I'm not sure he beat much there but it was grand.

"I entered him at Naas (on Sunday) when I was driving up the road and he is in England (Doncaster, also Sunday) as well, but we'll see what the handicapper does."

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
11/4Fav
Tote €3.75 €1.20
2nd
6.5L
11/2
€1.70
3rd
1.5L
9/2
€1.30
4th
21L
15/2
€2.40
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.