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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Country win for A Country Girl

Sat 31st Dec 2011, 13:00

The Christy Roche trained A Country Girl (7/4f) made a winning hurdle debut in the Graun Hill Mares Maiden Hurdle at Tramore today, scoring narrowly under Alan Crowe.

The bumper winning daughter of Flemensfirth was patiently ridden before being produced with her challenge on the outer after three out, eventually moving to the front on the run-in to defeat Tellherimnothere by half a length.

Afterwards Roche said “A Country Girl is a fine mare but lacks a bit of pace. I’m glad I kept her to the ‘second division’ over Christmas and hopefully she’ll make a nice chaser in time.”

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.