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Roche Rocks Leopardstown

Sun 10th Apr 2011, 17:39

Leigh Roche, apprenticed to trainer Dermot Weld, partnered his first winner of the year at Leopardstown today in the Follow Leopardstown On Facebook Handicap with the Weld trained Northern Rocked

Afterwards Weld stated “Northern Rocked has been running consistently well and deserved the win. Leigh gave him a good drive.”

He added “Northern Rocked is owned Giovanni Olivero, who regularly makes the trip from Turin to seen his horses run and is present today - he has been a good owner with me for the last twenty years.”

Thomas Weekes

Follow Leopardstown on Facebook H'cap (Rated 50-85) €10,000.00 7f

1st

Northern Rocked (IRE) (12)

9/2

Tote €5.60 €1.80

2nd

2L

Great Realief (IRE) (13)

12/1

€3.30

3rd

2L

Elusive Award (USA) (17)

20/1

€2.70

4th

nk

Like Magic (IRE) (11)

14/1

€3.70

bf

0.5L

Aznavour (IRE) (1)

4/1Fav

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Dermot Weld Leigh Roche

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