Sheridan’s best season continues

Tipperary Racing Scene

Joey Sheridan is enjoying his best season, and he grabbed a share of the headlines at Fairyhouse on Monday of last week where he rode the first treble of his career.

Each of his winners came for a different trainer and Fozzy Stack provided the first of them as the two-year-old Utmost Good Faith took the opening seven-furlong claiming race. The 100/30 chance headed the Joseph O'Brien-trained favourite Idiocracy close to the finish to win by half a length.

Sheridan’s second success came on the O’Brien-trained Miracle Beauty, the 14/1 winner of the seven-furlong fillies’ handicap. The Mark Dobbin-owned three-year-old led well inside the final furlong and she also scored by half a length with Johnny Murtagh’s favourite Greatest Drama in the runner-up spot.

Ze Do Asfalto completed the jockey’s three-timer in the concluding six-furlong handicap. A 20/1 chance for Denis Hogan and owner James McAuley, he led over a furlong out to beat Kevin Coleman’s Only Spoofing by three-parts of a length.

Wayne Hassett brought his season’s tally to 20 winners when partnering the Joseph O'Brien-trained Love Is Blind to take the seven-furlong fillies’ maiden.

The Teme Valley Racing-owned 8/1 chance led close to the finish to beat Johnny Murtagh’s Treasure Rose by half a length.

Agonisingly, Murtagh and Ben Coen finished runners-up in four of the seven races on the card, but they did enjoy a winning turn as Lady Pagasa landed the seven-furlong handicap.

Owned and bred by Joan Keaney Dempsey, the 11/2 chance led close to the finish to pip the Jennifer Lynch-trained Irish Rumour by a nose.

The six-furlong nursery handicap went to Joe Murphy’s Tahcawin. The Michael Mullane-owned 9/2 chance came from off the pace and led inside the final furlong to win by four and a half lengths from Zarvali which was ridden by Ben Coen for Johnny Murtagh.

Listowel

The fine run of form being enjoyed by Andy Slattery continued at Listowel on Monday where the two-year-old Cherry Hill Girl easily won the opening median sires series maiden for owner Bill Ryan.

A well-supported 13/2 chance, she made all the running in the hands of Andrew Slattery to beat Aidan O'Brien’s favourite World Tour by all of five and a half lengths.

Paddy Twomey took the three-year-old maiden over the same eight-furlong distance with the Billy Lee-ridden Naples. Owned by Claire Carroll, the 16/5 chance led inside the final furlong to score by a neck from the Joe Murphy-trained Lady Lilac, a joint-favourite.

Aidan O'Brien and Ronan Whelan took the 11-furlong maiden with Grafton Street, a son of Wootton Bassett. The 4/1 chance led over a furlong out and came home two and a quarter-lengths clear of the Jessica Harrington-trained Sears Crossing.

Nenagh native Michael Flannery saddled his first winner when the 33/1 chance Ehteyat routed 14 rivals to take the concluding 14-furlong handicap. In Limerick-based Flannery’s own colours, the six-year-old made all the running under Paddy Harnett to win by eight and a half lengths from the Michael O’Meara-trained Plunkett Street.

Aidan O'Brien and Wayne Lordan recorded a first and last race double on Tuesday where Straight Up led home a Ballydoyle 1-2 in the opening seven-furlong two-year-old maiden.

Sent off the 9/4 favourite, he headed his own stable companion, the Jack Cleary-ridden King Of Sparta over a furlong out to win by a comfortable three lengths.

A length and three-parts was the winning margin as the 6/4 favourite Saratoga gave the pair their second success in the concluding 14-furlong handicap. Leading after just two furlongs, the three-year-old edged clear in the straight and comfortably held Donnacha O'Brien’s Kilmeaden.

The Harry Swan-ridden Celestial Tune scored an easy win of her own in the mares’ bumper for owners John Ryan and Ciaran Mooney. Tom Cooper’s 9/4 favourite led over a furlong out to beat the Cian Collins-trained Prophetess Miriam by nine and a half lengths.

Ben Coen teamed up with trainers Andy Oliver and Edward Lynam as he rode two winners at Dundalk on Friday.

He scored on the Oliver-trained even money favourite Best Suggestion which beat Diego Dias’ 22/1 chance Heaven’s Wish by a neck in the opening six-furlong claiming maiden. The winner was bought subsequently by trainer John McConnell.

Coen then beat his cousin Sam and trainer Oliver to the line by the same margin to take the second division of the eight-furlong handicap on the Lynam-trained eight-year-old Punk Poet. The 3/1 shot made much of the running and held off favourite Sierra De Gredos.

Paddy Twomey and Billy Lee won the seven-furlong fillies’ maiden with the 6/5 favourite Yellowstone Lake. Owned by the Zinlo Syndicate, the two-year-old led early in the straight and held Donnacha O'Brien’s Emmeleia by half a length.

Aidan O'Brien was easily the big winner at the Curragh on Saturday where he won both feature races with horses ridden by local jockeys.

Ronan Whelan was in the saddle as the 5/4 favourite Hawk Mountain easily landed the Group 2 Beresford Stakes. He made all the running to win and scored by an easy three and a quarter lengths from the Ger Lyons-trained Geryon.

Jack Cleary rode the biggest winner of his career when partnering the champion trainer’s Dorset to take the seven-furlong Goffs Million. The 17/2 chance led after halfway and came home a length and a quarter cleat of British raider, August George, trained by Ivan Furtado. O’Brien’s 5/6 favourite Composing, another ridden by Ronan Whelan, was half a length away in third place.

In-from Ben Coen wrapped up proceedings when taking the second leg of the same race with the Newtown Anner Stud Farm-owned and bred Subsonic. The Johnny Murtagh-trained 6/4 favourite made all the running and comfortably held the late run of Mark Cahill’s Santa Domingo by three-parts of a length.

Donnacha O'Brien and Gavin Ryan were the first winners at the Curragh on Sunday where the 7/2 chance South Island scored a cosy success in the nine-furlong maiden for two-year-olds.

He made much of the running and was well on top in beating Aidan O'Brien’s 10/11 favourite Cape Cod by a length and three-parts.

4/1 shot Black Caviar Gold was another winner for the Paddy Twomey/Billy Lee combination as she took the Group 3 Weld Park Stakes in fine style.

Leading well inside the final furlong, she went clear to win by two and three-parts of a length from Joe Murphy’s Pivotal Attack.

Upcoming Meetings

Bellewstown – Wednesday, October 1 (First race 1.38pm)

Sligo – Wednesday, October 1 (First race 1.50pm)

Bellewstown – Thursday, October 2 (First race 2.05pm)

Clonmel – Thursday, October 2 (First race 2.15pm)

Gowran Park – Friday, October 3 (First race 2.01pm)

Dundalk – Friday, October 3 (First race 5.20pm)

Curragh – Saturday, October 4 (First race 1.07pm)

Gowran Park – Saturday, October 4 (First race 1.55pm)

Tipperary - Sunday, October 5 (First race 1.33pm)

Killarney – Sunday, October 5 (First race 1.49pm)