Draperstown horse owner celebrates big win Newmarket
Draperstown racing horse owner Laurence O’Kane celebrated a windfall on Saturday when Poet’s Prize scooped the first big pool on offer at Newmarket easily winning the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes.
“It was a fantastic performance and a great ride by Graham. We’ve done it again. Last year me and David picked up a big prize in Ireland,” said Mr O’Kane.
“This horse has been progressing slowly and has been one of those slow burners. He’s a proper horse and he will step up. Graham said he was going away from them in the last 100 yards.”
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Hide AdThe David Barron colt was never far off the pace set by Cherry Kool and Comedy Night before going all out for success in the final quarter-mile.
Responding well to jockey Graham Gibbons’ urgings, Poet’s Prize (7-1) asserted in the closing stages to take the £81,165 first prize by half a length from Receding Waves, with favourite Twin Sails the same distance away third.