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Good start to weekend for O'Callaghan

Fri 23rd Oct 2015, 20:14

Kotonic and Killian Leonard (far-side) eventually got the better of Sweetie Jar and Keith Moriarty
© Photo Healy Racing

Ahead of a big day for the stable tomorrow with Blue De Vega contesting the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown, Kotonic gave the Michael O'Callaghan outfit a nice fillip when justifying 5/2 favoritism in the Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap (Plus 10 Race) at Dundalk.

Killian Leonard lost his right to claim ten pounds by getting Kotonic home by half a length from Sweetie Jar

The victorious Kodiac filly was crediting Leonard with his third winner.

O'Callaghan's head lad Dave Hayes said: "She's been coming on. We expected a big run and she battled well. Every time she has run she has improved.

"It was a good ride. She had a big weight so we took the ten off."

(MG & EM)

Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery H'cap €9,000.00 5f

1st

Kotonic (IRE) (5)

5/2Fav

Tote €4.00 €1.50

2nd

0.5L

Sweetie Jar (IRE) (7)

8/1

€3.30

3rd

1L

In The Air (IRE) (3)

16/1

4th

0.75L

Love Is All Around (IRE) (6)

6/1

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Michael O'Callaghan Killian Leonard

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