Holy Orders goes for Irish Cesarewitch.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: October 5, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: TONY O'HEHIR

HOLY ORDERS, who achieved his first win in more than a year when scoring over two miles at The Curragh last month, is on schedule to shoulder top weight in the Hacketts' Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch over the same course and trip on Sunday.

The quirky eight-year-old was on his very best behaviour when he stormed through from the back of the field to land the September Handicap 17 days ago.

It was his first win since he landed th...

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