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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Sydney Opera House gains maiden win at the Curragh

Sat 1st Sep 2018, 13:47

Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera House
© Photo Healy Racing

Sydney Opera House made it third time lucky in the opening John Sisk & Son Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden at the Curragh today as the Aidan O'Brien trained colt won under the Champion Trainer's son and Jockeys' Championship leader Donnacha O'Brien.

The son of Australia made most of the running and in the end posted a good staying performance to beat Patrick Sarsfield by a length and a half.

Afterwards O'Brien senior stated “you'd be delighted with that. We thought he'd win second time but obviously Kevin's horse came and got him.

“He's a lovely horse and will be a middle distance horse next year, he stays well I'd say.

“We're very happy with him and he has options now, maybe the Beresford.”

Sydney Opera House holds entries in the KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes and the National Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend and O'Brien added he could possibly line up in one of those, saying “they are coming out of their races well; we've two weeks and he could go there.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

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.