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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Newcomer causes 100/1 upset

Sun 21st Aug 2022, 16:09

Winemaker and Gavin RyanWinemaker and Gavin Ryan
© Photo Healy Racing

Debutante Winemaker was the surprise 100/1 winner of Naas' Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden today, scoring for trainer Jimmy Coogan, owner Diego Dias and jockey Gavin Ryan.

Bought for €12,000 at Arqana in June, Winemaker was trimmed from 150/1 to 100/1 near the off, was returned with a Betfair SP of 286 and in the race showed greeness edging left in the closing stages but held runner-up Mount Mary by half a length.

Winemaker was the first Irish winner by his sire Johnny Barnes and Coogan reported “I thought he’d run well and with a bit of luck might finish in the first three or four. I’m very happy with him. He’s shown a bit at home and has worked well.”

He added “he was bought for 12 grand at a breeze up sale in France and the owner (Diego Dias) is a man who sells, so I’d say he’ll probably be sold.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
100/1
Tote €101.00 €10.60
2nd
0.5L
13/2
€2.20
3rd
1.25L
4/1
€1.40
4th
0.5L
40/1
bf
0.75L
1/1Fav
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.