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Five winners in five days for Weld

Wed 15th Jul 2020, 18:48

Haparanda and Oisin Orr
© Photo Healy Racing

Dermot Weld bagged a fifth consecutive race-day winner at Killarney today as the trainer's Aga Khan-owned Haparanda landed the Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap under jockey Oisin Orr.

Weld's yard has hit form in recent weeks and having had winners at the Curragh last Friday, added further wins at Leopardstown (Saturday), the Curragh (Sunday), Killarney (Monday) before action racing resumed today.

Haparanda, a daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar today made a winning handicap debut in first-time cheek-pieces when beating runner-up Celtic Crown by two and a half lengths.

Jim Ryan Racecourse Services H'cap €10,000.00 1m 3f 50yds

1st

Haparanda (IRE) (11)

16/5Fav

Tote €3.90 €1.90

2nd

2.5L

Celtic Crown (IRE) (10)

12/1

€4.30

3rd

0.5L

Bligh (IRE) (1)

6/1

€2.40

4th

7L

Lampetia (IRE) (13)

9/1

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