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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Knight leads the Parade in Northern opener

Fri 26th Sep 2014, 14:51

Knight's Parade (near side) lands over the last as Myblueeyedgirl falls Knight's Parade (near side) lands over the last as Myblueeyedgirl falls
© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Barry Geraghty combined to win the opening At The Races Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick today, scoring with Knight's Parade

The son of Dark Angel, backed from 7/4 in the morning into 6/5 favourite, arrived with his winning chance at the final flight and while helped by the fall of Myblueeyedgirl at that obstacle, may have had her measure and in the end easily beat off Ram Them All by eight lengths.

Afterwards Elliott stated “he was entitled to do that on his form and he's owned by a great bunch of lads from Listowel and Killarney (Bodhran Makers Syndicate).

“We'll look for a novice hurdle with him but he wouldn't want it too soft."

Quotes from Michael Graham

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.