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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Lightning strikes at Navan

Wed 24th Oct 2012, 14:22

Storm Lightning and Leigh RocheStorm Lightning and Leigh Roche
© Photo Healy Racing

Dermot Weld's horses are in fine fettle and the trainer supplied Ann Lambe, wife of Rite Of Passage's owner Ronan Lambe, with a winner when Storm Lightning won the opening Tote Pick Six Apprentice Handicap.

Ridden by Weld's apprentice Leigh Roche, the son of Exceed And Excel moved to the front over two furlongs out before staying on well inside the final furlong.

Weld was not present for the win but Roche did state Storm Lightning didn't stay the seven furlongs the last day and it's very heavy ground out there and he just held on. He is an improving sort.”

On course reporting by Alan Magee

1st
16/1
Tote €26.00 €4.60
2nd
1L
5/1
€2.00
3rd
0.75L
7/1
€2.90
4th
2L
Olfa (GB) (10)
20/1
bf
shd
4/1Fav
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.