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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Landau lands Downpatrick's opener

Mon 25th Aug 2014, 15:02

Captain Carelton leads winner Landau over the lastCaptain Carelton leads winner Landau over the last
© Photo Healy Racing

The Gordon Elliott trained Landau readily justified 5/6 favouritism to win the opening Botanica International Natural Herbal Products Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick today.

Ridden by Davy Condon, the dual all-weather winner (at Lingfield and Wolverhampton) moved past sole danger Captain Carleton after the final flight and from there never came off the bridle for an eased down length and a quarter win.

Afterwards Elliott stated “he probably deserved to do that on his last run and on his two flat runs and he's a grand fun horse.

“We'll keep him going but he wouldn't want it too heavy - he'll go on yielding to 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.