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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Able Jack bags second win in five days

Wed 18th Dec 2019, 19:35

Able Jack and Luke McAteerAble Jack and Luke McAteer
© Photo Healy Racing

Able Jack followed up Friday's night's success at Dundalk with a second win in five days at Co Louth venue today, landing division two of the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap for trainer Pat Murphy and jockey Luke McAteer.

Able Jack was today carrying a mandatory 6lbs penalty for Friday's success, gained under 5lbs claimer Gavin Ryan and was today partnered by 7lbs claimer Luke McAteer, who steered him to a half length win over A Likely Story

Murphy was registering a third winner from his last five runners and his seventh success this year from just 55 runs, and the Co Kilkenny based trainer later said “he seems to have found his form again and obviously the cheek pieces are working. I had him entered so he could run in a 45-65 handicap again.

“We’ll give him a little bit of a break over the Christmas and see what we’ll do then, Luke gave him a great ride.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
7/2Fav
Tote €3.80 €1.60
2nd
0.5L
5/1
€2.00
3rd
0.5L
7/1
€2.70
4th
nk
6/1
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.