Many Tears and Jack Kearney win at Dundalk for trainer Ger Lyons and owner David Spratt. © Photo Healy Racing
Many Tears ran down market leader Talia close home to give young apprentice Jack Kearney a landmark success in the Friday Night Lights Handicap at Dundalk.
In doing so, Kearney was riding the 30th winner of his career, thus seeing his claim now reduced to 5lb going forward.
From a wide draw in stall 14, the young Meath man rode an intelligent waiting race on the 11/1 chance, allowing her to settle and gradually work her way into contention.
Travelling ominously well entering the straight, Kearney kept to the stands rail, using that as guidance as he moved closer to the leaders. Producing the Ger Lyons trained three-year-old to head Talia over 150 yards out, the pair kept on to score by a comfortable length at the line.
Shane Lyons said: “She’s a good filly and is over 500 kilos so it’s probably taken her this time to grow into herself.
“She won in Gowran Park during the summer but she disappointed a bit after and it was probably just weakness.
“She loved this surface and will be kept on the go until she tells us that she’s tired.
“She’ll definitely be in training next year. She’s by Showcasing and out of a good Italian dam line. The aim with fillies is always black type and we’ll give it a go if she tells us in the new year.
“Jack and James Ryan, who also comes into us, are two good lads and are now both 5lb claimers. Colin and Gary are both in Newmarket but we wouldn’t have to look anywhere else with those two lads. We’re blessed.”
Additional reporting by Alan Magee.
