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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

St Nic's lead horse secures Ballydoyle treble

Sun 14th Apr 2013, 17:39

Justification and Joseph O'BrienJustification and Joseph O'Brien
© Photo Healy Racing

Aidan O'Brien and his son Joseph completed a treble on a good day's work for the Ballydoyle men at Leopardstown today when St Nicholas Abbey's lead horse Justification landed the concluding Leopardstown Club Members Handicap.

Justification, which cost 550,000Gns as a yearling, had been absent for 233 days but showed no rustiness, wearing down front running Whatuthink in the straight before holding off that rival's renewed effort close home for a three parts of a length win.

O'Brien, earlier successful with top class prospects Declaration Of War and Battle Of Marengo later revealed “he (Justification) was leading St Nicholas Abbey at home last year so he'd a tough job!

“He was nicely in today and he had to stay (in winning), as the second horse was coming back at him. He'll go for another handicap next.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
5/2Fav
Tote €3.70 €1.30
2nd
0.75L
9/1
€3.00
3rd
4.5L
14/1
€4.90
4th
1.25L
9/1
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.