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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Pomeriggio helps 'afternoon' drinks go down

Fri 1st Dec 2023, 18:12

Pomeriggio and Nathan CrossePomeriggio and Nathan Crosse
© Photo Healy Racing

Pomeriggio (5/1) added further Christmas cheer for her syndicate of owners today, as the Jessica Harrington-trained filly landed Dundalk's opening Gateway Hotel Dundalk Claimer before going unclaimed.

The Caravaggio-filly led or raced second for much of the race and, ridden by Nathan Crosse, stayed on stoutly for a comfortable win over Cool Dan

Pomeriggio translates in Italian as 'afternoon' and, appropriately, Kate Harrington reported "the syndicate (It's All About The Girls) has been with us a while and are actually at their Christmas lunch so this will help the wine go down!

“They also had Youcrackmeup with us this year so they're having a good time."

She added “Pomeriggio has really relished the surface and we have done a lot of stall work with her. She broke well out of the gates and did it very, very nicely.

“She has threatened to do that plenty of times. It just didn't quite click with her but she really relished that surface. She was very strong at the finish and loved it.

Pomeriggio went unclaimed €15,000 with runner-up Cool Dan being the only horse to change hands, selling to A. Leah, to be trained by Leanne Breen, for €12,000.

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
5/1
Tote €6.60 €2.10
2nd
3.25L
11/4Fav
€1.40
3rd
3.5L
9/1
€3.10
4th
0.75L
7/1
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.