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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Joyce welcomes a Blast from the past

Wed 10th Jun 2020, 15:01

Blastofmagic (grey horse) and Shane FoleyBlastofmagic (grey horse) and Shane Foley
© Photo Healy Racing

Retired trainer Adrian Joyce will have taken plenty pleasure in the win of Blastofmagic in division two of the Navan Handicap at Navan today, as the gelding scored for Joyce's new employer trainer Ger O'Leary.

Joyce himself trained Blastofmagic to win twice in 2018 but sent out his final runner last October before moving, along with the son of Hellvelyn, to trainer Ger O'Leary's Curragh base.

Today ex-jockey Joyce, represented trainer O'Leary, said “it was brilliant to get a win out him again for the owner Sean. He came with us when I joined up with Ger so it's great.

“He (Shane Foley) gave him a super ride, you couldn't ask for anything better, he rode him to perfection.

“He needs to be delivered late as he's a horse that kind of stops when he hits the front, when he gets a bit of daylight. He loves the ground.”

The assistant trainer added “Ger is a great boss to have and we have great staff.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
4/1JFav
Tote €5.40 €2.00
2nd
shd
5/1
€3.00
3rd
2.75L
66/1
€15.60
4th
1.25L
4/1JFav
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.