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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Blackmore completes opening races Limerick double

Tue 26th Dec 2017, 13:37

Ex PatriotEx Patriot
© Photo Healy Racing

Jockey Rachael Blackmore completed an opening races double at Limerick today, when steering the Ellmarie Holden trained Ex Patriot to win the Signsplus Hurdle.

The 144 rated son of Elusive Pimpernel had finished fourth in last March's Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham and was today scoring a second career and hurdles win.

Afterwards Holden said “he won impressively and the track and ground suited and Rachael knows him inside out.

”We have him entered for a 2m4f conditions hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday and we'll see how he comes out of this.

“Rachael is in top form and is a brilliant girl.”

1st
7/2
Tote €3.60 €1.80
2nd
5.5L
5/1
€2.10
3rd
hd
5/4Fav
4th
4.25L
50/1
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.