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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

McManus adds Sari success to big-race win

Sat 19th Feb 2022, 16:57

Blue Sari survived a final fence blunderBlue Sari survived a final fence blunder
© Photo Healy Racing

Blue Sari completed a notable double for J.P. McManus today, landing Gowran's Holden Plant Rentals Beginners Chase half an hour after the owner's Fakir D'oudairies won the Grade 1 Betfair Ascot Chase at that English racecourse.

Fakir D'oudairies bagged the weekend's featured race for trainer Joseph O'Brien and McManus' retained Irish jockey Mark Walsh, and at Gowran Paul Townend was on board the Willie Mullins trained Blue Sari which registered a first win since November 2019.

Blue Sari (6/4) had shaken off the persistent challenge of 5/4 favourite Grand Paradis when making a final fence mistake but stayed on well for a 13 lengths win.

Mullins, earlier successful with the Townend-partnered Melon later said “he (Blue Sari) jumped great except for the last. He was just a bit long at it but he was fine.

“He might stay at home and we could look at the Grade 1 two and a half miles novice in Fairyhouse at Easter.

“Easter is late so we may find something in the meantime.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.