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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Heffernan back to winning ways over hurdles

Sat 27th Dec 2008, 13:09

Irish Derby winning jockey Seamus Heffernan made a winning return to jump racing with a win on Sanglote in the opening ITBA Southern Region Maiden Hurdle at Limerick today.

The son of Poliglote raced prominently throughout, improved to lead after the second last before Heffernan effectively sealed the win with a big jump at the final flight, defeating Bannow Rose by two lengths.

Griffin was in Leopardstown but Heffernan did report "I rode a winner for Michael Hourigan at this meeting five years ago and it's great to get a winner over hurdles again! Sanglote probably benefited from first time blinkers."

1st
13/8Fav
Tote €2.20 €1.30
2nd
2L
5/2
€1.30
3rd
27L
12/1
€4.10
4th
hd
50/1
€20.50
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.