CIEREN Fallon flew 10,500 back from Australia after the richest win of his career and landed a Redcar double on his first rides back in the UK today.
Fallon won the $10m James Squire Golden Eagle at Rosehill, in Sydney, on the William Haggas trained Lake Forest on Saturday – but also got stung with a month-long suspension and a £100,000 fine for careless riding.
And the young jockey was again in front of the stewards, this time at Redcar, after winning for Haggas on Al Waseela in the Jumps Free Trial At racingtv.com/freetrial nursery. He picked up a four-day ban after favourite Say What You See was hampered before finishing third.
Fallon, who had a long wait before the stewards confirmed the result, said: "She was true and honest, but they are really testing conditions, and she had to battle from a long way out."
The high-flying jockey secured his double when he got a nice tune out of Ey Up Its Jazz to win the Jumps Free Trial On Racing TV Handicap for Malton training duo Tony Coyle and Kaine Wood.
The five-year-old gelding has been ultra-consistent all year without winning, but made all and never looked like being caught, with David O’Meara’s Pals Battalion a length away in second.
The father-son training partnership of John and Sean Quinn, and stable jockey Jason Hart scored a double at the last Redcar meeting, and they repeated the feat with Magellan Cloud and Liberty Coach.
After Magellan Cloud stayed on strongly to win the opening Racing TV Free Trial Now EBF Novice Stakes, John Quinn said: "He ran well at Ayr and York and he's got a very good attitude. That's it for now but we're looking forward to him next season."
Hart added: "He's a horse that wants to be up in trip but this was the only race for him and we got away with it. I thought the Haggas horse (Binhareer) would be hard to beat if it turned up, but this is a horse that will strengthen up over the winter."
Liberty Coach made all in the racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap to make it three wins this season. Quinn said: "He likes it here and we thought he'd go well but it was a competitive race. There'll be plenty of races for a horse like him next year."
The trainer paid tribute to owners Hugh Hurst and Ross Sankey for their patience, adding: "We liked him as a two-year-old but he wasn't ready, so we put him away and their patience has paid off because he's had a really good three-year-old campaign."
Hugh, who owns Liberty Coaches coach hire and minibus business in Northumberland, said: "We had some interest in buying him, but we decided to keep hold of him and we're glad we did. He's in good hands."
Trainer Michael Dods expressed surprise at the 28-1 odds of Taygar after the filly won for the second time this season, getting up close home under a fine ride by Lewis Edmunds to beat Kevin Ryan’s Belsito by a neck in the Redcar Racecourse Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Handicap.
The daughter of Churchill is owned by brothers Stuart, Paul and Nigel Taylor-Garthwaite, who run Taylor's Butchers – famous for its pies – in Darlington.
Dods said: "He's given her a lovely patient ride and she's done it well. She'll have a winter break now and we'll look forward to next season."
Paul Taylor-Garthwaite added: "We're happy to finish the season on a high. We knew the ground would be testing but we were hopeful, so we'll be celebrating tonight."
Haarar stayed on strongly under Tom Eaves to land the Wear Your Poppy With Pride Handicap for Sam England Racing and Maximum Racing. Syndicate spokesman Ian Ruddock said: "We knew he would stay the trip, and the plan was to make it a test. Tom said he was never in any danger."
The final race of Redcar’s season, the Thanks and See You Next Season Apprentice Handicap, was won in commanding style by Rwenearlytheredad, trained at Malton by Declan Carroll and confidently ridden by Zak Wheatley.
The gelding, owned by John Blackburn, was defying a penalty after winning at Catterick a week ago.
John, retired from running a company manufacturing worktops, had three runners at Redcar Bust A Move, Keep Warm, and Rwenearlytheredad. "I was optimistic of the treble but it's good to get one on the board,” he said.
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