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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Sixth success for Star Harbour

Fri 9th Aug 2024, 20:01

Star Harbour and Adam Caffrey (centre)Star Harbour and Adam Caffrey (centre)
© Photo Healy Racing

Star Harbour (3/1) registered a sixth career success at Tipperary today, landing the four-runner Cregan Electrical Ltd. Race for trainer Ado McGuinness, owners Total Recall Racing Club and jockey Adam Caffrey.

A €400,000 yearling purchase, 98-rated Star Harbour today finished well, edging past Longbourn late in the final furlong, to score by a half-length, with 61-rated Lohengrin filling third.

McGuinness reported “he has been a great horse, the lads have had a lot of fun with him. We had made entries for him next week but that win might stop us running him, as he'll get a 7lb penalty. A win is a win though and we're delighted.

“Adam gave him a good ride and while I thought we were in trouble early on, he would prefer further, although in the past had been placed in Lincolns and Galway Miles. He isn't slow-slow but is a typical Sea The Stars being a late developer.

“He is a high-class fun horse and is well handicapped over hurdles so will probably see a hurdle again before the year is out.”

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.