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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Blackpink adds to Foley's new link

Wed 22nd Nov 2023, 14:34

Blackpink and Shane Foley  Blackpink and Shane Foley
© Photo Healy Racing

Fresh from riding a first winner for John and Thady Gosden at Wolverhampton yesterday, Shane Foley today followed up for his employer Jessica Harrington, landing Dundalk's opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden on debutante Blackpink (17/2).

Racing with the leaders, Blackpink, by Sioux Nation, quickened smartly in the final furlong for a fine 3.75 lengths win over twice-raced Centuria

Foley steered Frankel-filly Strutting to score for retained owner Zhang Yuesheng on his only ride at Wolverhampton and today stated “I don't know how strong a race it was, but Blackpink is a filly we've always liked.

"She is a big, big girl and always was. Conor Hoban (pre-trainer) had her to mid-way during the year. She was that big we decided not to put her into training until halfway through and he did a great job letting her mature.

"Whatever she does now, I'll say that will be job done. She will make into a lovely three-year-old and I think she could be a stakes filly.

"She has a big stride, does things well at home so I was always going to keep it simple."

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
17/2
Tote €11.60 €3.20
2nd
3.75L
15/2
€1.60
3rd
1L
28/1
€6.70
4th
nk
2/1Fav
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.