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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Blunder almost costs Causes

Fri 13th Jul 2012, 15:53

Cause Of Causes overcomes this final flight mistake to winCause Of Causes overcomes this final flight mistake to win
© Photo Healy Racing

Cause Of Causes under Paul Carberry, overcame a final flight blunder to win the Winner Alright Hurdle at Downpatrick today, scoring for trainer Gordon Elliott.

Carberry moved the well bred son of Dynaformer, overcoming a disappointing display at Perth previously, to challenge when making his error at the final obstacle but the gelding responded well on the run-in to pull a length and a half clear of Streamstown at the line.

Elliott was absent but Carberry did later say “Cause Of Causes seems to let on that he's going better than he actually is but I had plenty of time to get him organised again after the mistake. He won well in the end.”

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.