The West’s Awake claims emotional win for Edward O’Grady

The West’s Awake was a poignant winner of the two-and-a-half-mile novice chase at Punchestown yesterday.

The John Magnier-owned six-year-old is trained by Edward O’Grady, whose wife Maria was tragically killed in a riding accident last Saturday.

The West’s Awake, who had won two of his previous three starts over fences, was a 16-1 shot to add to his tally and while he was on the back foot rounding the home turn, he finished strongly after the final fence to claim victory in the hands of Andrew Lynch.