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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Local legend Plough Boy wins on first run at Laytown

Wed 11th Sep 2019, 16:42

Plough Boy (far side, with Shane Crosse) and Shore StepPlough Boy (far side, with Shane Crosse) and Shore Step
© Photo Healy Racing

Locally trained Plough Boy won Laytown's opening race, the Bohan Hyland & Associates Handicap, today as the Garvan Donnelly trained gelding put his previous 'course' experience to good use.

Plough Boy was today running at the racecourse for the first time as he notched up his 14th career win when beating Shore Step a neck, under successful jockey Shane Crosse.

Donnelly trains locally in north county Dublin and following the race stated “he's knows the place well as he's down here quite often. We thought six furlongs might just stretch him but had the advantage of knowing the beach so well.

“We said we'd let him bowl along today, he knows the place well, he's a legend of a horse and that's 14 times he's won now.

“Everything is so easy for him, no matter what you do with him he takes it in his stride.

“It's great for the lads who are great owners.

“There is a race in Dundalk for him in two weeks time. We usually give him a break when he peters out a bit. Those races aren't hard on him, six furlongs sure I'd do that myself!”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
7/1
Tote €11.00 €2.50
2nd
nk
9/2
€1.90
3rd
1.5L
6/1
€2.10
4th
0.5L
5/2Fav
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.