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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Unclaimed Akhlaaq scores for Martin & Colgan

Wed 10th Nov 2021, 16:47

Akhlaaq leadingAkhlaaq leading
© Photo Healy Racing

Akhlaaq today earned prizemoney equalling 90% of his October valuation, as the Tony Martin trained gelding landed Dundalk's Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap under jockey Robbie Colgan.

The son of New Approach was unwanted at €7,000 after finishing second in a same-course Claimer on October 15 but today collected first-prize of €6,300, when travelling well and beating runner-up Harbanaker by a length.

Trainer Martin later said “he was entitled to do that off his run in the claimer. He's in great form and it's great for the boy that owns him, Dave Field, who is a real good fella.

“He stuck with him, he hasn't been the easiest horse and things didn't really go right for him. He never got a clear run at it but touch wood it's gone well the last day and today.

“Fingers crossed it will keep going that way. He did it well there and the last day was grand whereas before you could never get two good runs into him.

“Things never went his way but hopefully now we might be on a bit of a roll with him.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
10/1
Tote €11.00 €3.60
2nd
1L
11/1
€4.70
3rd
hd
8/1
€2.70
4th
1.5L
10/1
bf
2.5L
9/2Fav
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.