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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Gritty all the way win from Hardstone

Fri 14th Nov 2014, 21:16

Hardstone and Niall McCullaghHardstone and Niall McCullagh
© Photo Healy Racing

The Johnny Murtagh trained Hardstone gained an overdue first win at Dundalk this evening when landing the Dundalk Stadium Racecourse Of The Year Handicap under jockey Niall McCullagh.

Coming into the today's race, the son of Birdstone's form figures read '333422' but finally gained a win when making all for a length win over Gold Focus

Afterwards this year's Ebor Handicap winning trainer stated “he deserved that as he's been progressing all the time and the step up to a mile-and-a-half helped.

“He might make a nice staying type as he's improving all the time. Niall (McCullagh) said he wasn't doing much in front but when they came to him he stayed on well to the line.

“He's a nice type of horse and we'll put him away now. He could be one for the Ebor next year!”

By Thomas Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson

1st
11/2
Tote €3.40 €1.30
2nd
1L
20/1
€3.70
3rd
nose
10/1
€3.40
4th
2.75L
10/1
bf
0.5L
11/4Fav
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.