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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Mackay off the mark for Murphy

Sat 24th Aug 2019, 16:27

High AltitudeHigh Altitude
© Photo Healy Racing

Apprentice jockey Aaron Mackay rode his first winner in Ireland, and his second in total, when steering the John Murphy trained High Altitude to win the Redbox Brand Consultants Handicap (div 2) at Killarney today.

The gelded son of Papal Bull was a winner at the festival meeting on Wednesday and today followed up when staying on strongly for a half length win over Avalanche

Afterwards Murphy's son and assistant George said “he is a brilliant little horse and is very tough and genuine. He battled on well and seems to love it around here, that's his third win here.

“Aaron is from Douglas in Cork and did the British racing course and rode a winner (Warrior Display at Wolverhampton in January) for Stan Moore over there. He wanted to get back home and is back with us eight or nine months now. It was a great ride today and works very hard.”

1st
2/1Fav
Tote €2.60 €1.40
2nd
0.5L
7/1
€2.30
3rd
5L
5/1
€2.00
4th
1.5L
14/1
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.