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O'Brien takes opener at Wexford

Fri 8th May 2009, 17:28

The Aidan O'Brien trained Aristocrat (4/7) justified favouritism when winning the opening race on today's card, The Ingard Point Maiden under Seamie Heffernan.

Heffernan was always prominent on the Galileo colt, improved to lead from over 2f out and kept on well to hold off the Dermot Weld trained Galileo's Choice by 2 lengths.

Ingard Point M'dn €9,000.00 1m 3f 160yds

1st

Aristocrat (GB) (4)

4/7Fav

Tote €1.40 €1.10

2nd

2L

Galileo's Choice (IRE) (1)

5/1

€2.20

3rd

1.75L

Silent Decision (USA) (9)

5/1

€2.40

4th

3L

Delorento (IRE) (6)

14/1

Ireland Jockeys Trainers Seamie Heffernan Dermot Weld Aidan O'Brien

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