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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Facethepuckout gains second career success

Wed 11th Sep 2019, 15:39

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Facethepuckout gained a second career win at Listowel today as the Michael O'Callaghan trained gelding landed the Listowel Arms Handicap under jockey Leigh Roche.

Previously successful for trainer Joseph O'Brien at Gowran in August 2018, the son of Excelebration today ended a 21 race losing spell when stretching clear of his rivals in the home straight, before scoring a six lengths win over Yafordadoe

Afterwards O’Callaghan reported “it’s his fifth run for us and we got him for 13,000gns at the July Sales as a fun horse for the lads (Monabeg Investments Limited, from Fermoy).

“We’ve got to know him now, he’s sweetened up lovely and seems a different horse there today.

“Leigh got a nice position and he’s fit and well. He went through the ground, and maybe that exaggerated the distance a bit.

“We’ll enjoy today. The lads are great supporters, and that means a lot to them.”

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
6/1
Tote €4.90 €1.70
2nd
6L
14/1
€4.30
3rd
1L
9/2Fav
€2.00
4th
0.75L
8/1
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.