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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Lakemilan wins Killarney feature for O'Brien & O'Regan

Fri 24th Aug 2018, 19:24

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Trainer Terence O'Brien and jockey Denis O'Regan bagged the feature race at Killarney today as mare Lakemilan gained a valuable black-type success in the E50,000 Grade B At The Races Handicap Hurdle.

O'Regan was recently freed up to ride as a freelance following his split with owner Barry Connell and today delivered Lakemilan with a well timed challenge to eventually score a neck win over top weight and former Triumph Hurdle winner Ivanovich Gorbatov

Co Cork based O'Brien later said “I'm delighted with that and a little bit of improvement from Galway was going to put her right there. This was the target for a long time to get black-type with her and to win was fantastic.

“It was a smashing pot and in fairness she has been very consistent but not the easiest to train.

“She tries her best and any time you have a horse who tries, you have a chance. She is progressing and if she gets into the weights for the E100,00 two miles handicap hurdle she could run there next. It might come a little soon but if she comes out of it ok, that's where she'll go.”

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.