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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

O'Brien's Ozone wins opener

Fri 13th Dec 2019, 18:07

Ozone and Mikey SheehyOzone and Mikey Sheehy
© Photo Healy Racing

Ozone justified 13/8 favouritism to win the opening Leading Jockey&Trainer Championship Handicap at Dundalk today, scoring for trainer Joseph O'Brien and jockey Mikey Sheehy.

The son of Camelot made most and stretched clear of his rivals in the home straight when beating runner-up Ragtime Red by seven lengths.

Jockey Sheehy later said “I let him bowl along out in front and he was loving it.

“He had his ears pricked the whole way, picked up nicely in the straight and did it well.

“He had a couple of nice runs over hurdles which sweetened him up and he came back and did that nicely.

“He's in again on Wednesday and hopefully he can improve from that now.

“I've had seven winners now and I'm just very grateful to my agent Kevin O'Ryan and to Joseph who has been very good to me.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
13/8Fav
Tote €2.40 €1.20
2nd
7L
14/1
€5.00
3rd
0.5L
5/1
€1.90
4th
3.25L
12/1
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.