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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Heavy ground proves key to Companion

Wed 6th Sep 2017, 18:21

True CompanionTrue Companion
© Photo Healy Racing

The Adrian Joyce trained True Companion gained a second career win, and his first in almost two years, when landing the Kilkenny Apprentice Handicap at Gowran today, under jockey Oisin Orr.

True Company’s only previous win was gained at Dundalk in October 2015 and following today’s defeat of runner-up Admirality Joyce later commented “heavy ground is the key to him; he’s won at Dundalk but doesn't really let himself down on quicker ground.”

The winner is a son of Fast Company, whose progeny include Irish 1,000 Guineas soft ground winner Jet Setting, and Joyce added “he’s in again at Down Royal on Friday and Listowel on Monday and we'll have a look."

Quotes from Alan Magee

1st
4/1JFav
Tote €5.20 €1.90
2nd
2L
25/1
€6.20
3rd
4.25L
25/1
€7.20
4th
hd
12/1
€2.90
bf
1L
4/1JFav
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.