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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

O'Briens bag odds-on Fairyhouse double

Thu 31st May 2018, 21:11

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© Photo Healy Racing

Champion Trainer Aidan O'Brien and his 2,000 Guineas winning jockey son Donnacha O'Brien completed odds-on doubles at Fairyhouse today as Athena landed the concluding Fairyhouse Special Offers (Fillies) Maiden.

The pair had earlier won the second race with comfortable winner and 1/7 favourite Battle Of Jericho and 2/5 chance Athena won in similar enough style, despite having her winning margin greatly reduced close home by fast finishing half-length runner-up Tissiak

Donnacha O'Brien later said “she was entitled to do that on her last run and I kept it simple, got a lead on her, and she quickened up nicely.

“It's nice to get a win into her and hopefully she can progress from here.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
2/5Fav
Tote €1.20 €1.02
2nd
0.5L
8/1
€1.60
3rd
2L
4/1
€1.60
4th
2.25L
33/1
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.