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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Baba Boom scores for Murtagh/Coakley

Fri 22nd Jun 2018, 20:46

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© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer Johnny Murtagh returned from ITV presenting duties for Royal Ascot on Wednesday and today registered a win in the Grant Thornton Apprentice Handicap at Limerick with well backed 2/1 favourite Baba Boom

Ridden by Ross Coakley, the son of Thewayyouare moved to the front with a furlong to race and in the end scored a two and a quarter lengths win over top weight Dasmyhoss

Afterwards Murtagh said “he ran very well at Navan and stayed on nicely. He's a huge horse who has developed well over the winter. He put on 20kgs and was probably raw last year.

“He's really clicked well there and Ross was happy with him and said he idled a bit when he hit the front. We'll keep going in handicap company.”

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.