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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Pillar to post winner for McGuinness & Hoban

Fri 22nd Nov 2019, 18:23

Pillar and Conor HobanPillar and Conor Hoban
© Photo Healy Racing

Pillar gained a fifth career win at Dundalk today as the Ado McGuinness trained gelding made all the running to win the opening Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Handicap under jockey Conor Hoban.

Following the race McGuinness reported “it was great. He got 4lb for being second here last time and I thought for a horse in that type of grade he might be in trouble.

“Conor gave him a great positive ride. I just told him to jump out, I knew Ty Rock Brandy was drawn low and she can dominate, so I told him to go to the front and let him go hard.

“That's exactly what he did and he said got a breather into him before he turned in. He's a tough horse.

“He's a great fun horse. He belongs to Sean Gallagher and it's great to get another winner for him.

“Hopefully the handicapper won't be too hard on him.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
11/2
Tote €5.20 €1.80
2nd
1L
10/1
€3.00
3rd
shd
8/1
€2.90
4th
0.75L
8/1
bf
nk
2/1Fav
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.