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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Ryan adds Careys Cottage Cup to record season

Sat 19th Feb 2022, 17:44

That's Lifebuoy and Liam QuinlanThat's Lifebuoy and Liam Quinlan
© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer John Ryan is targeting 40 winners in his best ever season and needs just three more, following That's Lifebuoy s success in Gowran's BoyleSports Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase today.

Ryan's enthusiastic '1.01' cheering added entertainment to behind-closed-doors racing last year, and while winners have slowed and crowds have returned, That's Lifebuoy was his second success this month.

Ridden by Liam Quinlan, That's Lifebuoy made gradual progress from rear and edged past Hollybank King in the closing stages for a five lengths win, under the 5lbs claimer.

Ryan, who sent out 31 winners between May and September 2021, later reported “she’s a good mare and she did it well. She’s entered at Thurles on Thursday and she’ll run again off a penalty.

“That’s 37 winners for the season and we’ll hit 40 please God.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

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.