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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Slainte And Thanks scores for Ahern and Hayes

Fri 26th Jun 2020, 15:32

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Co Cork based trainer Garrett Ahern was on the mark in the opening division of the Junction Handicap Hurdle at Tipperary today with Slainte And Thanks which bridged a gap of two years between wins.

Ridden by Brian Hayes, the point to point winning daughter of Arakan raced prominently throughout, led from the second last and in the end proved three and a quarter lengths too strong for Whitango

Afterwards Ahern mentioned "she had been working fierce well the last couple of weeks and I ran two in Limerick the other night and she would be 25 lengths better than them.

“She is what she is and will go to Killarney for a mares' beginners chase now.

“I've nine riding out and ready to run for the summer.”

Slainte And Thanks was previously successful at Clonmel on June 8, 2018.

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.