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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Poet's Pride wins Dundalk's opener

Fri 19th Mar 2021, 17:19

Poet's PridePoet's Pride
© Photo Healy Racing

Poet''s Pride gained a fourth career success at Dundalk today as the David Marnane trained six year old landed the opening Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap under jockey Bill Lee.

The son of Arcano had won twice previously in 2019 when trained in Britain by David Barron and today scored a length and three parts win over It's All A Joke

Jockey Lee later reported “he ran a good race the last day when nothing went on and I ended up making it, which wasn't ideal.

“I felt he had improved from that with the experience of the sprinting. He's quite a strong travelling horse and he likes to jump and go, so this is starting to suit him.

“He got there going well and he's won well at the line. You'd be hoping that if he gets his act together there will be one or two more in him.

“He's a horse that has maybe found a good trip for him and he's won well today. When I won on him the last time he went off the boil a bit after but hopefully he can keep himself in good form and there will be other days in him.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
11/4Fav
Tote €3.20 €1.50
2nd
1.75L
40/1
€9.10
3rd
0.5L
13/2
€2.60
4th
1.25L
33/1
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.