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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Third time lucky for Churchill's sister

Sun 21st Aug 2022, 15:37

Dower House and Seamie HeffernanDower House and Seamie Heffernan
© Photo Healy Racing

Churchill's sister Dower House won on her third start today, landing Naas' Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden for Coolmore, trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Seamie Heffernan.

By Galileo and a sister to a pair of Group 1 winners including 2,000 Guineas winner Churchill, Dower House today dropped to six furlongs for the first time and showed good battling qualities to beat runner-up Spirit Gal by a neck.

Afterwards Chris Armstrong, representing Ballydoyle, reported “she’s a sister to Churchill and to Clemmie, who broke her maiden on her third run as well. She’s a nice one to look forward to.

“Seamus gave her a lovely ride. Obviously she had two runs coming into this and is a filly that has shown plenty of pace at home. Aidan felt the drop back to just under six shouldn’t be a problem to her.

“I think she appreciated the quicker ground than what she has been on twice. She’s a filly with a lovely pedigree and is coming along with each run.

“We’ll look to step her up next time to Stakes company maybe around Champions Weekend.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
10/3
Tote €4.50 €1.40
2nd
nk
10/1
€2.50
3rd
2.5L
40/1
€4.50
4th
0.5L
6/5Fav
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.