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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Sonapour gets the rub of the green

Wed 20th Jun 2012, 17:52

Sonapour benefits from the fall of favourite Defence Of Duress Sonapour benefits from the fall of favourite Defence Of Duress
© Photo Healy Racing

Sonapour ran out the fortunate winner of the opening Ladies Free on Littlewoods Ladies Day July 28th Maiden Hurdle at Wexford today, benefiting from the final flight fall of 9/4 favourite Defence Of Duress

Sonapour was under pressure to maintain a small lead entering the straight and was joined by a strong travelling Defence Of Duress (under Bryan Cooper) approaching the final flight. However the 'jolly' met the final obstacle on a wrong stride and fell, leaving Sonapour to score a four and a half lengths win over Why But Why

Afterwards Lynch stated “that was great”, before adding “they (the hurdles) are there to be jumped.”

“I'm not sure where he'll run next - he might go to Galway for a winners' of one but he needs good ground. That's my second winner for Chris Jones – Lapse of Reason was my first for him at Fairyhouse last year.”

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.