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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Second win for talented Dempsey

Fri 12th Oct 2012, 19:36

Spirituality strikes for home at DundalkSpirituality strikes for home at Dundalk
© Photo Healy Racing

Apprentice jockey Luke Dempsey recorded his second career win, and his second in three days, when steering Spirituality to win the Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Maiden at Dundalk this evening for the Tommy Carmody/Andrew Tinkler axis.

Sixteen year old Dempsey, son of ex-amateur jockey turned trainer Philip Dempsey, rides with extraordinary strength for someone of his age and for the second time in three days, made all to record his win.

Much has been made of jockey Johnny Murtagh's relationship with the new Carmody/Tinkler combination in recent months and it was the former Champion Jockey who was on hand to reveal “Tommy (Carmody) is at home this evening; this horse kicked him and broke his arm so he owed him this one!

“Spirituality has been running consistently well, the big claim was a help and Luke is a very good 10lbs claimer.”

Kevin Manning received a two-day ban involving an incident in the home straight involving his mount Hudson Bay, who finished third, and Dark Pulse who was unplaced. The stewards were of the opinion that Manning had ridden carelessly.

1st
10/3Fav
Tote €5.10 €2.60
2nd
1.5L
11/1
€3.50
3rd
1L
11/2
€1.10
4th
0.5L
11/2
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.