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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Just Friends overturns odds-on Tawaagg

Thu 26th Feb 2009, 16:20

Tawaagg (4/6) became the third losing odds-on favourite at Thurles today, losing out to the Michael O'Brien trained Just Friends in the Holy Cross Maiden Hurdle.

Ridden by Davy Russell, Just Friends made all, and although Tawaagg looked to pose a serious threat (and matched at 1.03 in-running), the winner battled well from the last for a length and three-parts success, to provide Davy Russell with the second leg of a double.

Afterwards O'Brien stated "I was a bit disappointed with his run at Navan the last day but he seems to want to get right-handed. I thought he'd improve a bit today although I wasn't sure he was capable of giving 8lbs to the favourite."

1st
7/2
Tote €4.70 €1.40
2nd
1.75L
4/6Fav
€1.10
3rd
16L
12/1
€3.90
4th
7L
10/1
€1.80
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.