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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Mulvany's Early Call gains first win, at 18th attempt

Fri 7th Sep 2018, 17:22

Early Call (left)Early Call (left)
© Photo Healy Racing

The Mick Mulvany trained Early Call gained a long overdue first success at Down Royal today as the gelding landed the Irish EBF Supporting ICW Maiden at the 18th attempt.

Ridden by Gary Carroll, the son of Tough As Nails showed plenty speed when scoring by two and a half lengths from Freiheit

Mulvany later said "we were a bit disappointed with that horse all year because if you had asked any of the lads in the yard early on in the year what horse they would have picked, they would have picked him.

"I thought he ran well in the Curragh last week when he needed the run.

"Whatever it was, his form kind of tailed off a little. He was second three times and we were starting to wonder was he genuine and that's why we stuck the cheekpieces on and it seems to have worked for him.

"Hopefully it is onwards and upwards but we don't know where we go now because he's a real five-furlong horse.”

Quotes from Michael Graham

1st
11/4
Tote €3.50 €1.90
2nd
2.5L
11/4
€1.80
3rd
shd
50/1
4th
1.75L
11/8Fav
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.