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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Godolphin's Zorion wins Listed Glencairn Stakes

Thu 7th Jun 2018, 20:24

Zorion (near side) and AllegioZorion (near side) and Allegio
© Photo Healy Racing

The Derby winning colours of Godolphin, and Masar, were carried to victory in the Listed Glencairn Stakes at Leopardstown today as the Jim Bolger trained Zorion claimed his first Stakes win under jockey Kevin Manning.

The son of Smart Strike and the Denis Hogan trained Allegio fought out a close finish to the mile contest, with Zorion coming out a head ahead at the line.

Bolger was recording his second Stakes winner of the season, following Turret Rocks' success in the Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes nine days ago, and following Zorion's win, commented “six furlongs was too short (last time): he showed plenty of boot around here over seven and I saw a nice race in the Curragh over six but it didn’t work!

“I always felt he was up to this grade and I’m not sure where he’ll go next but hopefully we will find something for him at the Derby meeting in the Curragh.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
10/3
Tote €4.10 €2.00
2nd
hd
7/1
€2.80
3rd
2L
11/2
4th
0.75L
5/1
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.