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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Cromwell adds bumper success to Cheltenham heroics

Thu 17th Mar 2022, 18:31

Law Ella (left) and Joey DunneLaw Ella (left) and Joey Dunne
© Photo Healy Racing

Gavin Cromwell added a Down Royal bumper win to Flooring Porter s successful Stayers Hurdle defence today, as the trainer's Law Ella landed the concluding Bluegrass Horse Feeds-sponsored race in Ireland.

Cheltenham's 'Porter Party' has been underway since the memorable 3.30pm race and at Down Royal, Law Ella continued the celebrations for Team Cromwell, as the easy-to-back 6/1 chance scored readily on debut, under jockey Joey Dunne.

Dunne later said “she was good but just didn't really know what was going on early on. I turned into the straight and I knew I had everything covered, she only started going turning in.

"As soon as I gave her a slap down the shoulder, she just changed her legs and she was gone.

"She showed us that at home, her work was fairly good and she's a really well-bred Yeats mare, and is big and scopey. She'll be better again on softer ground."

Quotes from Michael Graham

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.