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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

O'Leary doubles investment with claiming wins

Tue 20th Aug 2024, 18:24

Come On The Lads and Shane FoleyCome On The Lads and Shane Foley
© Photo Healy Racing

Come On The Lads gave Ger O'Leary a quick return on investment today, scoring on his second start for his new owner/trainer in Roscommon's opening QuinnBet Claiming Race, before being re-claimed.

Initially claimed for €10,000 by O'Leary having won at Tipperary in May, the four-year-old had recently finished third at Ballinrobe and today, heavily-backed into 5/6 favouritism under Shane Foley, comfortably defeated Edge Of Darkness to bring his recent prizemoney haul to €7,450.

O'Leary reported “he did it nicely there and I'm delighted to get the win. He's very straightforward and once Timourid (leader) folded, it was straightforward from there on.

“Whether he's going to a new home or not now remains to be seen. We can't make plans until we see what happens next.”

What happened next was trainer Gavin Cromwell claimed Come On The Lads for €13,000 - netting O'Leary profit, while runner-up Edge Of Darkness was bought for €10,000 by Ciara Daffy for trainer Danny Howard and fourth-placed Timourid was picked up for €9,000 by Liam Mulryan, for trainer Denis Hogan.

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
5/6Fav
Tote €2.20 €1.10
2nd
2.75L
13/2
€1.80
3rd
6.5L
150/1
€3.70
4th
5.5L
9/4
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.